Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Georgia Colleges

There are 94 active four-years colleges and universities in Georgia - 39 public and 55 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Georgia is 68.69% - 177,221 students accepted out of total 336,626.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 57.88% to 68.69%. The Georgia Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 35.11% and the yield is lower than 46.42%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.97% where the current academic year rate is 68.69% at Georgia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.95% and women students' rate is 63.62%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Georgia Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Georgia Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	57.88%	58.65%	57.63%
2013-14	57.37% -0.51%	58.40% -0.84%	56.79% -0.84%
2014-15	62.18% 4.81%	61.91% 5.33%	62.12% 5.33%
2015-16	62.55% 0.36%	63.73% 0.22%	62.34% 0.22%
2016-17	62.24% -0.31%	63.95% -0.36%	61.98% -0.36%
2017-18	62.23% -0.01%	63.63% -0.57%	61.42% -0.57%
2018-19	63.54% 1.31%	65.58% 1.58%	63.00% 1.58%
2019-20	65.60% 2.07%	66.95% 1.83%	64.83% 1.83%
2020-21	70.52% 4.91%	71.04% 6.57%	71.41% 6.57%
2021-22	70.92% 0.40%	70.38% -0.48%	70.92% -0.48%
2022-23	68.69% -2.23%	70.22% -3.52%	67.40% -3.52%
Average	63.97%	64.95%	63.62%

Georgia Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 41.26% where the current academic year yield is 35.11%. 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 Georgia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	46.42%	50.54%	45.09%
2013-14	46.61% 0.18%	48.76% 0.51%	45.59% 0.51%
2014-15	46.28% -0.32%	49.80% 0.05%	45.65% 0.05%
2015-16	44.74% -1.54%	47.46% -1.32%	44.33% -1.32%
2016-17	41.83% -2.91%	43.64% -2.88%	41.45% -2.88%
2017-18	42.39% 0.56%	44.85% -0.39%	41.06% -0.39%
2018-19	42.41% 0.02%	45.93% 0.06%	41.12% 0.06%
2019-20	39.18% -3.24%	41.72% -3.50%	37.62% -3.50%
2020-21	33.71% -5.46%	36.77% -5.46%	32.16% -5.46%
2021-22	35.18% 1.47%	38.05% 2.97%	35.13% 2.97%
2022-23	35.11% -0.07%	40.33% -2.32%	32.81% -2.32%
Average	41.26%	44.35%	40.18%

Georgia Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 253,942, the average number of admitted is 138,185, and the average number of enrolled students is 52,086 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Georgia Colleges increased by 9.39% (28,896 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Georgia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	185,187	95,864	41,496
2013-14	196,626 11,439	101,653 2,093	43,589 2,093
2014-15	190,702 -5,924	103,081 -222	43,367 -222
2015-16	221,282 30,580	117,080 6,688	50,055 6,688
2016-17	241,139 19,857	127,040 1,635	51,690 1,635
2017-18	239,433 -1,706	130,975 -789	50,901 -789
2018-19	271,916 32,483	140,569 4,698	55,599 4,698
2019-20	287,525 15,609	154,103 2,317	57,916 2,317
2020-21	315,198 27,673	193,126 3,820	61,736 3,820
2021-22	307,730 -7,468	179,328 -2,592	59,144 -2,592
2022-23	336,626 28,896	177,221 -1,688	57,456 -1,688
Average	253,942	138,185	52,086

Georgia Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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Undergraduate

Georgia Military College - Valdosta Public, four-years | Valdosta
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta Private, 2-4 years | Atlanta
Georgia Military College - Robins Public, four-years | Warner Robins
ITT Technical Institute-Douglasville Private, four-years | Douglasville
Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training Private, Less than 2-years | Tucker
Georgia Gwinnett College Public, four-years | Lawrenceville
Empire Beauty School-Augusta Private, Less than 2-years | Augusta
Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs Private, four-years | Rome
Middle Georgia State University Public, four-years | Macon
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Graduate

Georgia Military College - Valdosta Public, four-years | Valdosta
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta Private, 2-4 years | Atlanta
Georgia Military College - Robins Public, four-years | Warner Robins
ITT Technical Institute-Douglasville Private, four-years | Douglasville
Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training Private, Less than 2-years | Tucker
Georgia Gwinnett College Public, four-years | Lawrenceville
Empire Beauty School-Augusta Private, Less than 2-years | Augusta
Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs Private, four-years | Rome
Middle Georgia State University Public, four-years | Macon
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani Private, Less than 2-years | Roswell

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Online Schools

Georgia Military College - Valdosta Public, four-years | Valdosta
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta Private, 2-4 years | Atlanta
Georgia Military College - Robins Public, four-years | Warner Robins
ITT Technical Institute-Douglasville Private, four-years | Douglasville
Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training Private, Less than 2-years | Tucker
Georgia Gwinnett College Public, four-years | Lawrenceville
Empire Beauty School-Augusta Private, Less than 2-years | Augusta
Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs Private, four-years | Rome
Middle Georgia State University Public, four-years | Macon
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani Private, Less than 2-years | Roswell

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Technical Colleges

Georgia Military College - Valdosta Public, four-years | Valdosta
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta Private, 2-4 years | Atlanta
Georgia Military College - Robins Public, four-years | Warner Robins
ITT Technical Institute-Douglasville Private, four-years | Douglasville
Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training Private, Less than 2-years | Tucker
Georgia Gwinnett College Public, four-years | Lawrenceville
Empire Beauty School-Augusta Private, Less than 2-years | Augusta
Shorter University-College of Adult & Professional Programs Private, four-years | Rome
Middle Georgia State University Public, four-years | Macon
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani Private, Less than 2-years | Roswell

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