Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Arizona Colleges

There are 49 active four-years colleges and universities in Arizona - 18 public and 31 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Arizona is 81.35% - 175,835 students accepted out of total 210,668.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 68.37% to 81.35%. The Arizona Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 40.81% and the yield is lower than 47.34%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.36% where the current academic year rate is 81.35% at Arizona Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 75.77% and women students' rate is 76.01%. Last year, it was easier to get into Arizona Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Arizona Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	68.37%	67.97%	68.97%
2013-14	72.33% 3.96%	75.10% 6.19%	75.16% 6.19%
2014-15	71.28% -1.05%	74.73% -0.34%	74.82% -0.34%
2015-16	69.70% -1.58%	71.95% -3.56%	71.25% -3.56%
2016-17	74.09% 4.39%	74.04% 5.20%	76.46% 5.20%
2017-18	78.83% 4.75%	80.07% 1.91%	78.36% 1.91%
2018-19	72.09% -6.74%	75.91% -4.42%	73.94% -4.42%
2019-20	77.73% 5.64%	80.92% 4.44%	78.38% 4.44%
2020-21	76.18% -1.55%	77.32% 1.09%	79.47% 1.09%
2021-22	76.05% -0.14%	75.55% -2.44%	77.03% -2.44%
2022-23	81.35% 5.30%	79.94% 5.24%	82.27% 5.24%
Average	74.36%	75.77%	76.01%

Arizona Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 40.46% where the current academic year yield is 40.81%. 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 Arizona Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	47.34%	48.97%	45.91%
2013-14	42.32% -5.02%	35.81% -1.47%	44.43% -1.47%
2014-15	36.53% -5.79%	34.34% -8.33%	36.10% -8.33%
2015-16	38.29% 1.76%	37.28% 0.33%	36.44% 0.33%
2016-17	38.56% 0.26%	36.59% 0.29%	36.73% 0.29%
2017-18	37.70% -0.85%	31.64% 1.77%	38.50% 1.77%
2018-19	39.81% 2.11%	37.46% 0.51%	39.01% 0.51%
2019-20	40.82% 1.01%	39.17% 3.44%	42.45% 3.44%
2020-21	43.25% 2.43%	43.93% -2.01%	40.44% -2.01%
2021-22	39.59% -3.66%	41.87% -2.47%	37.97% -2.47%
2022-23	40.81% 1.22%	42.67% 2.36%	40.33% 2.36%
Average	40.46%	39.07%	39.85%

Arizona Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 152,762, the average number of admitted is 120,145, and the average number of enrolled students is 30,962 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Arizona Colleges increased by 3.49% (7,107 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Arizona Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	105,401	77,986	24,327
2013-14	106,467 1,066	83,254 231	24,558 231
2014-15	121,245 14,778	89,587 1,104	25,662 1,104
2015-16	137,127 15,882	93,330 1,933	27,595 1,933
2016-17	144,053 6,926	105,029 -75	27,520 -75
2017-18	141,839 -2,214	109,912 241	27,761 241
2018-19	148,639 6,800	119,079 2,320	30,081 2,320
2019-20	164,458 15,819	134,003 3,589	33,670 3,589
2020-21	196,929 32,471	163,633 3,437	37,107 3,437
2021-22	203,561 6,632	169,951 2,486	39,593 2,486
2022-23	210,668 7,107	175,835 3,113	42,706 3,113
Average	152,762	120,145	30,962

Arizona Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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