Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Kansas Colleges

There are 36 active four-years colleges and universities in Kansas - 8 public and 28 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Kansas is 76.79% - 55,548 students accepted out of total 66,010.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 74.79% to 76.79%. The Kansas Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.67% and the yield is lower than 46.39%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 72.46% where the current academic year rate is 76.79% at Kansas Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.38% and women students' rate is 73.93%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Kansas Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	74.79%	74.27%	73.80%
2013-14	70.64% -4.15%	69.13% -0.51%	73.30% -0.51%
2014-15	74.39% 3.75%	73.58% 2.30%	75.59% 2.30%
2015-16	74.45% 0.06%	72.42% 1.58%	77.17% 1.58%
2016-17	69.24% -5.21%	66.92% -5.85%	71.32% -5.85%
2017-18	71.57% 2.33%	69.97% 3.42%	74.73% 3.42%
2018-19	68.96% -2.62%	68.01% -4.02%	70.72% -4.02%
2019-20	69.66% 0.71%	69.01% -0.05%	70.67% -0.05%
2020-21	69.36% -0.31%	68.08% 0.61%	71.28% 0.61%
2021-22	77.21% 7.85%	77.24% 6.86%	78.14% 6.86%
2022-23	76.79% -0.42%	76.58% -1.65%	76.49% -1.65%
Average	72.46%	71.38%	73.93%

Kansas Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 38.98% where the current academic year yield is 32.67%. 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 Kansas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	46.39%	47.53%	42.38%
2013-14	42.38% -4.01%	43.06% -1.07%	41.32% -1.07%
2014-15	44.45% 2.07%	45.14% 1.13%	42.44% 1.13%
2015-16	40.41% -4.04%	40.43% -1.65%	40.80% -1.65%
2016-17	37.82% -2.59%	39.45% -2.22%	38.58% -2.22%
2017-18	39.06% 1.23%	40.41% 0.97%	39.55% 0.97%
2018-19	42.35% 3.30%	44.81% 2.90%	42.45% 2.90%
2019-20	37.22% -5.14%	39.36% -6.00%	36.45% -6.00%
2020-21	33.31% -3.90%	33.65% -2.03%	34.42% -2.03%
2021-22	32.73% -0.58%	33.63% -0.90%	33.53% -0.90%
2022-23	32.67% -0.06%	33.19% 1.01%	34.54% 1.01%
Average	38.98%	40.06%	38.77%

Kansas Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 53,805, the average number of admitted is 44,691, and the average number of enrolled students is 14,905 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Kansas Colleges increased by 8.54% (5,191 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Kansas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	45,253	37,053	14,945
2013-14	49,484 4,231	39,970 -125	14,820 -125
2014-15	51,787 2,303	43,667 469	15,289 469
2015-16	51,309 -478	44,030 -431	14,858 -431
2016-17	52,976 1,667	43,785 378	15,236 378
2017-18	51,791 -1,185	43,382 -40	15,196 -40
2018-19	51,349 -442	43,018 6	15,202 6
2019-20	53,581 2,232	43,455 -521	14,681 -521
2020-21	57,496 3,915	46,336 -670	14,011 -670
2021-22	60,819 3,323	51,358 666	14,677 666
2022-23	66,010 5,191	55,548 366	15,043 366
Average	53,805	44,691	14,905

Kansas Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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