Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Idaho Colleges

There are 13 active four-years colleges and universities in Idaho - 5 public and 8 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Idaho is 82.10% - 42,374 students accepted out of total 52,420.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 81.44% to 82.10%. The Idaho Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.50% and the yield is lower than 49.52%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.27% where the current academic year rate is 82.10% at Idaho Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.80% and women students' rate is 85.54%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Idaho Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	81.44%	78.53%	83.27%
2013-14	85.15% 3.71%	84.10% 2.80%	86.07% 2.80%
2014-15	84.84% -0.31%	84.20% -0.38%	85.69% -0.38%
2015-16	86.86% 2.02%	86.05% 2.20%	87.89% 2.20%
2016-17	89.88% 3.02%	88.92% 2.64%	90.53% 2.64%
2017-18	85.82% -4.06%	83.65% -2.80%	87.73% -2.80%
2018-19	83.24% -2.59%	82.34% -3.18%	84.55% -3.18%
2019-20	82.80% -0.44%	80.67% -0.01%	84.54% -0.01%
2020-21	81.30% -1.50%	80.21% -2.21%	82.34% -2.21%
2021-22	83.49% 2.19%	81.71% 2.38%	84.71% 2.38%
2022-23	82.10% -1.39%	80.40% -1.12%	83.59% -1.12%
Average	84.27%	82.80%	85.54%

Idaho Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 41.16% where the current academic year yield is 30.50%. 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 Idaho Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	49.52%	48.93%	50.25%
2013-14	48.20% -1.32%	48.20% -3.39%	46.86% -3.39%
2014-15	43.53% -4.67%	43.08% -3.23%	43.64% -3.23%
2015-16	44.14% 0.61%	47.51% -1.90%	41.73% -1.90%
2016-17	48.14% 4.00%	47.95% 7.07%	48.80% 7.07%
2017-18	40.25% -7.89%	42.68% -10.05%	38.75% -10.05%
2018-19	43.90% 3.65%	46.14% 4.19%	42.94% 4.19%
2019-20	38.50% -5.40%	40.49% -5.86%	37.08% -5.86%
2020-21	34.70% -3.80%	32.45% -0.30%	36.79% -0.30%
2021-22	31.44% -3.26%	35.00% -7.40%	29.39% -7.40%
2022-23	30.50% -0.93%	30.84% 0.85%	30.24% 0.85%
Average	41.16%	42.12%	40.59%

Idaho Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 33,564, the average number of admitted is 27,570, and the average number of enrolled students is 9,629 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Idaho Colleges increased by 20.93% (9,074 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Idaho Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	24,005	19,124	9,058
2013-14	25,319 1,314	20,395 -641	8,417 -641
2014-15	27,198 1,879	21,887 119	8,536 119
2015-16	24,908 -2,290	20,678 -467	8,069 -467
2016-17	25,481 573	21,958 1,476	9,545 1,476
2017-18	29,572 4,091	25,100 622	10,167 622
2018-19	34,480 4,908	28,606 -315	9,852 -315
2019-20	38,630 4,150	31,552 997	10,849 997
2020-21	43,847 5,217	34,946 -598	10,251 -598
2021-22	43,346 -501	36,650 348	10,599 348
2022-23	52,420 9,074	42,374 -27	10,572 -27
Average	33,564	27,570	9,629

Idaho Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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