Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Maryland Colleges

There are 38 active four-years colleges and universities in Maryland - 14 public and 24 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Maryland is 71.96% - 122,821 students accepted out of total 223,344.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 58.34% to 71.96%. The Maryland Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 28.40% and the yield is lower than 35.06%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 64.36% where the current academic year rate is 71.96% at Maryland Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.08% and women students' rate is 63.21%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Maryland Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	58.34%	57.77%	56.09%
2013-14	59.16% 0.82%	60.67% -0.50%	55.58% -0.50%
2014-15	60.13% 0.97%	59.53% 3.11%	58.69% 3.11%
2015-16	60.35% 0.22%	60.70% -0.53%	58.16% -0.53%
2016-17	57.49% -2.86%	56.62% -2.02%	56.14% -2.02%
2017-18	62.85% 5.36%	61.61% 5.86%	62.01% 5.86%
2018-19	63.41% 0.56%	60.29% 0.51%	62.52% 0.51%
2019-20	69.39% 5.99%	67.65% 6.43%	68.94% 6.43%
2020-21	71.49% 2.10%	69.97% 2.02%	70.96% 2.02%
2021-22	73.42% 1.93%	70.76% 2.64%	73.60% 2.64%
2022-23	71.96% -1.47%	68.26% -1.02%	72.58% -1.02%
Average	64.36%	63.08%	63.21%

Maryland Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 32.12% where the current academic year yield is 28.40%. 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 Maryland Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35.06%	35.20%	28.21%
2013-14	33.45% -1.61%	34.85% -0.03%	28.18% -0.03%
2014-15	36.54% 3.08%	38.65% 2.60%	30.78% 2.60%
2015-16	35.23% -1.31%	37.53% -1.72%	29.05% -1.72%
2016-17	31.51% -3.72%	33.50% -3.76%	25.29% -3.76%
2017-18	31.21% -0.30%	32.89% 2.03%	27.32% 2.03%
2018-19	32.98% 1.77%	33.32% 0.87%	28.19% 0.87%
2019-20	32.36% -0.61%	33.91% -1.60%	26.58% -1.60%
2020-21	28.15% -4.21%	27.41% -4.00%	22.58% -4.00%
2021-22	28.49% 0.34%	31.38% -2.07%	20.52% -2.07%
2022-23	28.40% -0.10%	28.45% 2.24%	22.76% 2.24%
Average	32.12%	33.37%	26.31%

Maryland Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 187,758, the average number of admitted is 92,766, and the average number of enrolled students is 21,937 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Maryland Colleges increased by 5.23% (11,107 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Maryland Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	171,398	76,906	21,199
2013-14	171,412 14	79,710 -147	21,052 -147
2014-15	172,797 1,385	80,899 364	21,416 364
2015-16	173,218 421	80,913 -227	21,189 -227
2016-17	187,067 13,849	85,247 676	21,865 676
2017-18	190,562 3,495	89,051 -65	21,800 -65
2018-19	188,928 -1,634	90,437 692	22,492 692
2019-20	185,456 -3,472	91,989 -604	21,888 -604
2020-21	188,916 3,460	103,975 -1,209	20,679 -1,209
2021-22	212,237 23,321	118,481 2,775	23,454 2,775
2022-23	223,344 11,107	122,821 817	24,271 817
Average	187,758	92,766	21,937

Maryland Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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