Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Delaware Colleges

There are 9 active four-years colleges and universities in Delaware - 5 public and 4 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Delaware is 63.82% - 30,397 students accepted out of total 43,096.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 54.59% to 63.82%. The Delaware Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.24% and the yield is lower than 29.56%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 57.56% where the current academic year rate is 63.82% at Delaware Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 55.11% and women students' rate is 59.26%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Delaware Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	54.59%	53.11%	55.48%
2013-14	55.29% 0.70%	53.59% 0.87%	56.35% 0.87%
2014-15	54.80% -0.49%	52.69% -0.19%	56.16% -0.19%
2015-16	54.44% -0.36%	51.30% 0.20%	56.35% 0.20%
2016-17	57.17% 2.73%	54.45% 2.61%	58.97% 2.61%
2017-18	55.34% -1.84%	52.10% -1.37%	57.60% -1.37%
2018-19	57.65% 2.32%	55.50% 1.40%	59.00% 1.40%
2019-20	60.55% 2.90%	59.36% 2.35%	61.35% 2.35%
2020-21	54.78% -5.77%	52.13% -4.95%	56.40% -4.95%
2021-22	64.69% 9.91%	60.97% 10.60%	67.00% 10.60%
2022-23	63.82% -0.88%	60.99% 0.19%	67.18% 0.19%
Average	57.56%	55.11%	59.26%

Delaware Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 27.80% where the current academic year yield is 27.24%. 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 Delaware Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	29.56%	31.60%	28.24%
2013-14	29.15% -0.41%	31.97% -0.95%	27.28% -0.95%
2014-15	30.27% 1.11%	31.96% 1.94%	29.22% 1.94%
2015-16	26.48% -3.79%	27.62% -3.43%	25.79% -3.43%
2016-17	26.90% 0.43%	30.74% -1.34%	24.45% -1.34%
2017-18	29.63% 2.73%	32.21% 3.50%	27.96% 3.50%
2018-19	25.11% -4.52%	29.00% -5.41%	22.55% -5.41%
2019-20	25.75% 0.64%	28.64% 1.19%	23.74% 1.19%
2020-21	24.36% -1.39%	28.36% -2.54%	21.19% -2.54%
2021-22	31.34% 6.98%	33.01% 8.73%	29.92% 8.73%
2022-23	27.24% -4.10%	29.33% -3.95%	25.97% -3.95%
Average	27.80%	30.40%	26.03%

Delaware Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 39,509, the average number of admitted is 24,688, and the average number of enrolled students is 6,004 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Delaware Colleges increased by 9.39% (3,701 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Delaware Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	39,120	21,752	5,996
2013-14	37,837 -1,283	22,297 -84	5,912 -84
2014-15	36,301 -1,536	22,415 78	5,990 78
2015-16	37,847 1,546	23,062 -6	5,984 -6
2016-17	37,197 -650	22,994 -87	5,897 -87
2017-18	39,051 1,854	23,076 304	6,201 304
2018-19	38,549 -502	24,133 -29	6,172 -29
2019-20	38,988 439	25,793 1	6,173 1
2020-21	47,219 8,231	27,955 -703	5,470 -703
2021-22	39,395 -7,824	27,699 336	5,806 336
2022-23	43,096 3,701	30,397 634	6,440 634
Average	39,509	24,688	6,004

Delaware Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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University of Delaware Public, four-years | Newark
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