At Houston Baptist University, the average acceptance rate over the past 10 years is 62.78%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 84.48%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 12.52%, and the 2023 yield is 8.45%.

The number of HBU applicants increased by 5.92% (573 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 62.78%, and this year's acceptance rate is 84.48% at Houston Baptist University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 62.53% and women students' rate is 62.85%.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Houston Baptist University over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 73.18% 74.40% 72.48%
2014-15 35.73%
-37.45%		 37.55%
-36.85%		 34.67%
-37.81%
2015-16 33.23%
-2.49%		 33.50%
-4.04%		 33.08%
-1.59%
2016-17 34.56%
1.33%		 34.57%
1.07%		 34.56%
1.48%
2017-18 69.01%
34.45%		 69.94%
35.36%		 68.52%
33.96%
2018-19 70.02%
1.00%		 70.11%
0.17%		 69.97%
1.45%
2019-20 71.05%
1.03%		 71.30%
1.19%		 70.92%
0.95%
2020-21 71.51%
0.47%		 71.29%
-0.01%		 71.62%
0.70%
2021-22 85.00%
13.49%		 82.00%
10.71%		 86.01%
14.39%
2022-23 84.48%
-0.52%		 80.61%
-1.39%		 86.68%
0.67%
Average 62.78% 62.53% 62.85%
Houston Baptist University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 10 years is 12.52% where the current academic year yield is 8.45%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Houston Baptist University from 2013 to 2023.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 26.41% 14.65% 12.38%
2014-15 13.48%
-12.93%		 14.37%
-0.28%		 12.92%
0.54%
2015-16 11.30%
-2.19%		 11.70%
-2.67%		 11.06%
-1.86%
2016-17 10.94%
-0.35%		 11.80%
0.10%		 10.44%
-0.62%
2017-18 11.64%
0.70%		 12.83%
1.02%		 10.99%
0.55%
2018-19 10.76%
-0.88%		 9.34%
-3.48%		 11.60%
0.60%
2019-20 11.49%
0.74%		 12.02%
2.68%		 11.22%
-0.37%
2020-21 10.71%
-0.78%		 11.84%
-0.18%		 10.16%
-1.06%
2021-22 10.00%
-0.71%		 10.99%
-0.84%		 9.00%
-1.16%
2022-23 8.45%
-1.55%		 9.57%
-1.42%		 7.85%
-1.14%
Average 12.52% 11.91% 10.76%
Houston Baptist University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 9,950, the average number of admitted is 5,782, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 687.

The number of HBU applicants increased by 5.92% (573 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Houston Baptist University from 2013 to 2023.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 5,872 4,297 1,135
2014-15 12,769
117.46%		 4,562
6.17%		 615
-45.81%
2015-16 14,519
13.71%		 4,825
5.77%		 545
-11.38%
2016-17 15,256
5.08%		 5,273
9.28%		 577
5.87%
2017-18 6,461
-57.65%		 4,459
-15.44%		 519
-10.05%
2018-19 7,051
9.13%		 4,937
10.72%		 531
2.31%
2019-20 8,904
26.28%		 6,326
28.13%		 727
36.91%
2020-21 8,723
-2.03%		 6,238
-1.39%		 668
-8.12%
2021-22 9,685
11.03%		 8,232
31.97%		 823
23.20%
2022-23 10,258
5.92%		 8,666
5.27%		 732
-11.06%
Average 9,950 5,782 687
Houston Baptist University Number of Applicants Changes Chart