Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Colorado Colleges

There are 47 active four-years colleges and universities in Colorado - 23 public and 24 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Colorado is 79.77% - 162,615 students accepted out of total 210,950.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 73.51% to 79.77%. The Colorado Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 35.08% and the yield is lower than 42.87%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.13% where the current academic year rate is 79.77% at Colorado Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.04% and women students' rate is 75.17%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Colorado Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	73.51%	68.71%	75.19%
2013-14	73.91% 0.40%	71.50% -0.61%	74.57% -0.61%
2014-15	72.45% -1.46%	71.35% -1.14%	73.43% -1.14%
2015-16	72.18% -0.27%	70.87% -1.45%	71.98% -1.45%
2016-17	73.65% 1.47%	71.15% 2.62%	74.61% 2.62%
2017-18	74.98% 1.33%	72.12% 1.07%	75.67% 1.07%
2018-19	70.95% -4.03%	75.05% -4.75%	70.92% -4.75%
2019-20	72.45% 1.49%	73.45% 2.55%	73.46% 2.55%
2020-21	73.55% 1.11%	73.41% 3.55%	77.01% 3.55%
2021-22	78.00% 4.45%	76.51% 2.18%	79.20% 2.18%
2022-23	79.77% 1.77%	79.28% 1.60%	80.79% 1.60%
Average	74.13%	73.04%	75.17%

Colorado Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 37.19% where the current academic year yield is 35.08%. 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 Colorado Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42.87%	40.67%	41.18%
2013-14	41.50% -1.37%	41.55% -1.30%	39.88% -1.30%
2014-15	41.75% 0.25%	38.49% -0.13%	39.75% -0.13%
2015-16	39.46% -2.29%	39.63% -2.59%	37.16% -2.59%
2016-17	34.54% -4.92%	33.41% -3.99%	33.17% -3.99%
2017-18	35.79% 1.25%	34.71% 1.28%	34.45% 1.28%
2018-19	39.04% 3.25%	39.84% 3.06%	37.51% 3.06%
2019-20	38.81% -0.23%	36.13% -0.49%	37.02% -0.49%
2020-21	34.04% -4.78%	32.65% -4.63%	32.39% -4.63%
2021-22	26.23% -7.81%	29.63% -8.22%	24.17% -8.22%
2022-23	35.08% 8.85%	34.72% 9.43%	33.60% 9.43%
Average	37.19%	36.49%	35.48%

Colorado Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 170,760, the average number of admitted is 119,152, and the average number of enrolled students is 27,779 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Colorado Colleges decreased by -2.62% (5,680 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Colorado Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	127,088	81,711	26,250
2013-14	124,851 -2,237	86,246 551	26,801 551
2014-15	137,765 12,914	95,279 213	27,014 213
2015-16	149,839 12,074	103,192 334	27,348 334
2016-17	171,722 21,883	113,370 999	28,347 999
2017-18	177,042 5,320	121,585 574	28,921 574
2018-19	181,271 4,229	122,496 692	29,613 692
2019-20	187,782 6,511	127,129 -538	29,075 -538
2020-21	193,424 5,642	137,721 -3,113	25,962 -3,113
2021-22	216,630 23,206	159,333 1,761	27,723 1,761
2022-23	210,950 -5,680	162,615 792	28,515 792
Average	170,760	119,152	27,779

Colorado Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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