Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Massachusetts Colleges

There are 89 active four-years colleges and universities in Massachusetts - 16 public and 73 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Massachusetts is 63.27% - 260,050 students accepted out of total 706,254.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 57.70% to 63.27%. The Massachusetts Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.61% and the yield is lower than 32.02%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.58% where the current academic year rate is 63.27% at Massachusetts Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 59.71% and women students' rate is 62.29%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Massachusetts Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	57.70%	56.06%	59.34%
2013-14	58.61% 0.91%	57.88% 0.44%	59.78% 0.44%
2014-15	60.24% 1.63%	58.51% 2.49%	62.27% 2.49%
2015-16	60.37% 0.13%	59.71% -0.11%	62.16% -0.11%
2016-17	60.33% -0.04%	59.52% -0.48%	61.68% -0.48%
2017-18	61.76% 1.43%	60.98% 2.24%	63.92% 2.24%
2018-19	59.82% -1.94%	59.99% -2.91%	61.01% -2.91%
2019-20	58.35% -1.48%	57.71% -1.15%	59.86% -1.15%
2020-21	62.22% 3.88%	61.36% 3.86%	63.72% 3.86%
2021-22	63.75% 1.53%	62.68% 2.54%	66.25% 2.54%
2022-23	63.27% -0.48%	62.41% -0.97%	65.28% -0.97%
Average	60.58%	59.71%	62.29%

Massachusetts Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 27.47% where the current academic year yield is 24.61%. 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 Massachusetts Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32.02%	34.80%	29.90%
2013-14	30.49% -1.53%	32.09% -1.15%	28.74% -1.15%
2014-15	28.33% -2.16%	29.72% -1.35%	27.40% -1.35%
2015-16	29.27% 0.93%	31.37% 0.66%	28.05% 0.66%
2016-17	27.19% -2.08%	28.18% -1.49%	26.56% -1.49%
2017-18	27.16% -0.03%	28.66% -0.30%	26.27% -0.30%
2018-19	26.68% -0.47%	28.21% -0.36%	25.90% -0.36%
2019-20	27.45% 0.76%	29.32% 0.05%	25.95% 0.05%
2020-21	23.54% -3.91%	25.09% -3.88%	22.07% -3.88%
2021-22	25.40% 1.87%	26.38% 2.84%	24.91% 2.84%
2022-23	24.61% -0.79%	25.95% -1.35%	23.56% -1.35%
Average	27.47%	29.07%	26.30%

Massachusetts Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 557,251, the average number of admitted is 239,449, and the average number of enrolled students is 53,861 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Massachusetts Colleges increased by 8.75% (56,849 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Massachusetts Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	470,131	214,740	52,970
2013-14	483,193 13,062	223,090 265	53,235 265
2014-15	489,226 6,033	225,118 274	53,509 274
2015-16	514,925 25,699	228,753 -116	53,393 -116
2016-17	535,151 20,226	239,244 432	53,825 432
2017-18	550,857 15,706	246,124 1,041	54,866 1,041
2018-19	574,652 23,795	243,078 447	55,313 447
2019-20	587,056 12,404	243,294 -303	55,010 -303
2020-21	568,915 -18,141	252,081 -3,749	51,261 -3,749
2021-22	649,405 80,490	258,366 3,889	55,150 3,889
2022-23	706,254 56,849	260,050 -1,213	53,937 -1,213
Average	557,251	239,449	53,861

Massachusetts Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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