Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Florida Colleges

There are 182 active four-years colleges and universities in Florida - 41 public and 141 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Florida is 66.08% - 304,596 students accepted out of total 642,575.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 60.60% to 66.08%. The Florida Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 35.37% and the yield is lower than 47.55%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.73% where the current academic year rate is 66.08% at Florida Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.44% and women students' rate is 63.53%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Florida Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Florida Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	60.60%	61.64%	59.14%
2013-14	60.41% -0.18%	61.71% 1.95%	61.09% 1.95%
2014-15	59.74% -0.67%	58.35% -1.46%	59.63% -1.46%
2015-16	62.04% 2.30%	59.89% 2.82%	62.45% 2.82%
2016-17	62.86% 0.82%	62.43% 0.52%	62.97% 0.52%
2017-18	65.01% 2.14%	64.58% 1.44%	64.41% 1.44%
2018-19	64.24% -0.77%	64.37% -0.72%	63.69% -0.72%
2019-20	63.42% -0.82%	62.82% -0.61%	63.08% -0.61%
2020-21	66.65% 3.24%	67.57% 2.66%	65.74% 2.66%
2021-22	69.94% 3.28%	68.66% 4.48%	70.22% 4.48%
2022-23	66.08% -3.86%	65.79% -3.76%	66.45% -3.76%
Average	63.73%	63.44%	63.53%

Florida Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 41.22% where the current academic year yield is 35.37%. 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 Florida Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	47.55%	48.96%	45.24%
2013-14	43.76% -3.79%	45.10% -1.53%	43.71% -1.53%
2014-15	43.66% -0.09%	44.03% -0.95%	42.77% -0.95%
2015-16	45.07% 1.41%	45.94% -0.38%	42.38% -0.38%
2016-17	41.32% -3.75%	41.11% -1.30%	41.08% -1.30%
2017-18	43.42% 2.10%	44.83% 1.01%	42.09% 1.01%
2018-19	41.42% -2.00%	43.48% -2.22%	39.87% -2.22%
2019-20	36.94% -4.48%	37.91% -5.19%	34.69% -5.19%
2020-21	37.89% 0.95%	40.50% 0.75%	35.43% 0.75%
2021-22	37.03% -0.85%	39.94% -0.06%	35.38% -0.06%
2022-23	35.37% -1.67%	36.83% -1.70%	33.68% -1.70%
Average	41.22%	42.60%	39.67%

Florida Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 423,847, the average number of admitted is 217,964, and the average number of enrolled students is 61,688 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Florida Colleges increased by 19.16% (103,299 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Florida Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	326,199	167,736	56,499
2013-14	342,572 16,373	180,377 2,214	58,713 2,214
2014-15	346,083 3,511	181,968 -585	58,128 -585
2015-16	346,039 -44	179,921 -1,526	56,602 -1,526
2016-17	354,808 8,769	186,090 320	56,922 320
2017-18	368,388 13,580	193,999 2,199	59,121 2,199
2018-19	417,736 49,348	208,601 2,155	61,276 2,155
2019-20	470,418 52,682	235,443 2,576	63,852 2,576
2020-21	508,218 37,800	269,309 2,593	66,445 2,593
2021-22	539,276 31,058	289,569 4,333	70,778 4,333
2022-23	642,575 103,299	304,596 -550	70,228 -550
Average	423,847	217,964	61,688

Florida Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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