The 2023 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Virginia is 73.39% - 246,267 students accepted out of total 371,341.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 63.88% to 73.39%. The Virginia Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.16% and the yield is lower than 35.17%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.65% where the current academic year rate is 73.39% at Virginia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.01% and women students' rate is 69.51%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Virginia Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
Year | Total | Men | Women |
2012-13 |
63.88% |
64.81% |
65.60% |
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2013-14 |
66.91% 3.04% |
65.06% 0.25% |
68.45% 2.85% |
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2014-15 |
63.08% -3.83% |
62.57% -2.49% |
63.72% -4.73% |
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2015-16 |
67.98% 4.89% |
64.78% 2.21% |
69.91% 6.19% |
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2016-17 |
66.53% -1.45% |
65.75% 0.97% |
67.91% -2.00% |
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2017-18 |
65.34% -1.19% |
65.49% -0.26% |
66.07% -1.85% |
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2018-19 |
67.25% 1.91% |
67.45% 1.96% |
68.38% 2.31% |
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2019-20 |
73.05% 5.80% |
71.00% 3.55% |
74.09% 5.71% |
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2020-21 |
72.42% -0.64% |
72.23% 1.23% |
71.77% -2.32% |
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2021-22 |
75.32% 2.90% |
75.41% 3.18% |
74.48% 2.71% |
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2022-23 |
73.39% -1.93% |
73.59% -1.83% |
74.27% -0.20% |
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Average |
68.65% |
68.01% |
69.51% |
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Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 29.13% where the current academic year yield is 30.16%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Virginia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.
Year | Total | Men | Women |
2012-13 |
35.17% |
33.48% |
36.14% |
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2013-14 |
36.10% 0.94% |
36.42% 2.94% |
36.02% -0.12% |
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2014-15 |
31.30% -4.81% |
34.80% -1.62% |
31.53% -4.49% |
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2015-16 |
28.56% -2.73% |
31.62% -3.18% |
29.56% -1.97% |
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2016-17 |
29.76% 1.19% |
34.67% 3.04% |
29.55% -0.02% |
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2017-18 |
28.42% -1.34% |
28.80% -5.87% |
27.87% -1.68% |
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2018-19 |
26.48% -1.93% |
26.77% -2.02% |
28.25% 0.38% |
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2019-20 |
26.19% -0.29% |
26.53% -0.24% |
27.21% -1.03% |
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2020-21 |
24.72% -1.47% |
24.20% -2.33% |
23.75% -3.47% |
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2021-22 |
23.60% -1.11% |
25.15% 0.95% |
24.29% 0.54% |
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2022-23 |
30.16% 6.56% |
29.57% 4.43% |
27.68% 3.39% |
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Average |
29.13% |
30.18% |
29.26% |
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Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 321,977, the average number of admitted is 193,786, and the average number of enrolled students is 48,481 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Virginia Colleges increased by 8.75% (29,885 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Virginia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.
Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
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2012-13 |
246,664 |
142,479 |
41,560 |
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2013-14 |
296,938 20.38% |
155,518 9.15% |
47,017 13.13% |
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2014-15 |
313,953 5.73% |
160,770 3.38% |
47,066 0.10% |
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2015-16 |
304,563 -2.99% |
170,884 6.29% |
48,268 2.55% |
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2016-17 |
297,924 -2.18% |
173,802 1.71% |
48,545 0.57% |
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2017-18 |
312,642 4.94% |
183,704 5.70% |
50,019 3.04% |
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2018-19 |
336,904 7.76% |
208,718 13.62% |
50,140 0.24% |
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2019-20 |
349,383 3.70% |
220,918 5.85% |
51,879 3.47% |
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2020-21 |
369,980 5.90% |
236,774 7.18% |
48,557 -6.40% |
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2021-22 |
341,456 -7.71% |
231,816 -2.09% |
48,328 -0.47% |
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2022-23 |
371,341 8.75% |
246,267 6.23% |
51,908 7.41% |
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Average |
321,977 |
193,786 |
48,481 |
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