Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Indiana Colleges

There are 73 active four-years colleges and universities in Indiana - 25 public and 48 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Indiana is 78.49% - 219,772 students accepted out of total 320,548.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 67.17% to 78.49%. The Indiana Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 29.40% and the yield is lower than 36.07%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 72.65% where the current academic year rate is 78.49% at Indiana Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.29% and women students' rate is 73.95%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Indiana Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	67.17%	64.37%	68.16%
2013-14	68.42% 1.25%	67.66% 1.64%	69.80% 1.64%
2014-15	70.99% 2.56%	69.19% 2.37%	72.17% 2.37%
2015-16	70.74% -0.25%	70.79% -0.92%	71.25% -0.92%
2016-17	73.03% 2.30%	71.65% 3.24%	74.49% 3.24%
2017-18	72.65% -0.39%	71.02% -0.15%	74.34% -0.15%
2018-19	72.98% 0.34%	72.64% -0.93%	73.41% -0.93%
2019-20	71.07% -1.91%	69.90% -1.37%	72.05% -1.37%
2020-21	74.12% 3.05%	72.32% 3.60%	75.65% 3.60%
2021-22	79.51% 5.39%	77.76% 6.20%	81.85% 6.20%
2022-23	78.49% -1.01%	76.91% -1.55%	80.30% -1.55%
Average	72.65%	71.29%	73.95%

Indiana Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 32.59% where the current academic year yield is 29.40%. 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 Indiana Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	36.07%	38.76%	35.06%
2013-14	37.70% 1.62%	40.12% 0.00%	35.06% 0.00%
2014-15	35.31% -2.38%	38.53% -1.10%	33.96% -1.10%
2015-16	32.54% -2.77%	35.33% -4.29%	29.67% -4.29%
2016-17	31.51% -1.03%	31.55% 0.51%	30.19% 0.51%
2017-18	34.13% 2.62%	32.07% 2.71%	32.90% 2.71%
2018-19	31.84% -2.28%	33.15% -3.11%	29.79% -3.11%
2019-20	31.25% -0.59%	31.44% 0.48%	30.27% 0.48%
2020-21	29.89% -1.36%	32.34% -1.02%	29.26% -1.02%
2021-22	28.82% -1.07%	31.47% -2.52%	26.73% -2.52%
2022-23	29.40% 0.58%	32.53% 1.08%	27.82% 1.08%
Average	32.59%	34.30%	30.97%

Indiana Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 262,991, the average number of admitted is 178,612, and the average number of enrolled students is 46,480 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Indiana Colleges increased by 9.45% (27,667 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Indiana Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	212,842	139,720	44,590
2013-14	216,968 4,126	142,414 413	45,003 413
2014-15	227,449 10,481	149,878 -99	44,904 -99
2015-16	241,135 13,686	159,472 429	45,333 429
2016-17	249,782 8,647	166,239 83	45,416 83
2017-18	268,160 18,378	178,123 3,358	48,774 3,358
2018-19	289,759 21,599	194,217 89	48,863 89
2019-20	285,395 -4,364	193,453 -1,168	47,695 -1,168
2020-21	287,978 2,583	207,143 -1,800	45,895 -1,800
2021-22	292,881 4,903	214,305 1,679	47,574 1,679
2022-23	320,548 27,667	219,772 -342	47,232 -342
Average	262,991	178,612	46,480

Indiana Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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