Acceptance Rate Trends

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.96% where the current academic year rate is 72.46% at . By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.18% and women students' rate is 68.25%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	64.64%	64.11%	64.20%
2013-14	65.65% 1.01%	65.18% 1.07%	65.26% 1.07%
2014-15	66.59% 0.94%	65.65% 1.32%	66.58% 1.32%
2015-16	66.63% 0.04%	65.72% 0.37%	66.95% 0.37%
2016-17	66.15% -0.48%	65.27% -0.37%	66.58% -0.37%
2017-18	67.16% 1.02%	66.36% 0.78%	67.36% 0.78%
2018-19	66.99% -0.17%	66.62% -0.13%	67.23% -0.13%
2019-20	68.33% 1.34%	67.67% 1.41%	68.64% 1.41%
2020-21	70.41% 2.07%	69.75% 2.26%	70.89% 2.26%
2021-22	72.56% 2.16%	71.16% 2.65%	73.54% 2.65%
2022-23	72.46% -0.10%	71.54% -0.07%	73.47% -0.07%
Average	67.96%	67.18%	68.25%

Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 36.94% where the current academic year yield is 33.03%. 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 from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	41.87%	43.49%	38.89%
2013-14	40.50% -1.37%	41.99% -1.33%	37.56% -1.33%
2014-15	39.63% -0.87%	41.36% -0.99%	36.56% -0.99%
2015-16	38.79% -0.84%	40.37% -1.04%	35.52% -1.04%
2016-17	37.22% -1.57%	38.73% -1.16%	34.36% -1.16%
2017-18	36.75% -0.47%	38.16% -0.55%	33.81% -0.55%
2018-19	36.32% -0.42%	37.95% -0.73%	33.09% -0.73%
2019-20	35.15% -1.18%	36.54% -1.08%	32.00% -1.08%
2020-21	33.74% -1.40%	35.06% -2.08%	29.92% -2.08%
2021-22	33.32% -0.42%	35.22% -0.46%	29.46% -0.46%
2022-23	33.03% -0.29%	34.55% -0.16%	29.30% -0.16%
Average	36.94%	38.49%	33.68%

Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 10,623,788, the average number of admitted is 6,047,246, and the average number of enrolled students is 1,560,401 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to increased by 7.93% (963,283 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	8,587,673	4,733,905	1,472,498
2013-14	8,962,912 375,239	4,972,247 16,815	1,489,313 16,815
2014-15	9,386,743 423,831	5,223,164 20,565	1,509,878 20,565
2015-16	9,778,156 391,413	5,413,521 30,390	1,540,268 30,390
2016-17	10,281,955 503,799	5,704,550 14,484	1,554,752 14,484
2017-18	10,542,165 260,210	5,909,125 28,426	1,583,178 28,426
2018-19	11,147,404 605,239	6,171,679 26,622	1,609,800 26,622
2019-20	11,391,902 244,498	6,437,823 -9,168	1,600,632 -9,168
2020-21	11,530,127 138,225	6,993,559 -41,455	1,559,177 -41,455
2021-22	12,144,674 614,547	7,298,053 46,883	1,606,060 46,883
2022-23	13,107,957 963,283	7,662,076 32,790	1,638,850 32,790
Average	10,623,788	6,047,246	1,560,401

Applicants Trends Chart

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Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes