Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for North Carolina Colleges

There are 83 active four-years colleges and universities in North Carolina - 17 public and 66 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in North Carolina is 67.88% - 261,566 students accepted out of total 461,086.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 55.12% to 67.88%. The North Carolina Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 25.05% and the yield is lower than 30.53%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 61.15% where the current academic year rate is 67.88% at North Carolina Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.08% and women students' rate is 62.05%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at North Carolina Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	55.12%	53.90%	55.64%
2013-14	56.60% 1.48%	56.19% 1.32%	56.95% 1.32%
2014-15	57.32% 0.72%	56.00% 1.09%	58.04% 1.09%
2015-16	59.30% 1.98%	57.49% 1.94%	59.98% 1.94%
2016-17	60.58% 1.28%	58.59% 1.43%	61.41% 1.43%
2017-18	61.27% 0.70%	60.45% -0.21%	61.20% -0.21%
2018-19	58.80% -2.47%	58.59% -0.82%	60.38% -0.82%
2019-20	63.58% 4.78%	62.17% 3.20%	63.58% 3.20%
2020-21	64.77% 1.19%	64.70% 3.00%	66.58% 3.00%
2021-22	67.43% 2.66%	65.66% 3.27%	69.86% 3.27%
2022-23	67.88% 0.46%	67.17% -0.96%	68.90% -0.96%
Average	61.15%	60.08%	62.05%

North Carolina Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 30.39% where the current academic year yield is 25.05%. 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 North Carolina Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	30.53%	33.65%	28.81%
2013-14	33.75% 3.23%	37.29% 3.14%	31.96% 3.14%
2014-15	31.58% -2.17%	34.98% -2.22%	29.74% -2.22%
2015-16	32.73% 1.15%	35.18% 1.65%	31.39% 1.65%
2016-17	32.75% 0.02%	35.05% -0.40%	30.99% -0.40%
2017-18	33.07% 0.32%	33.45% -0.44%	30.55% -0.44%
2018-19	31.21% -1.87%	31.97% -1.22%	29.34% -1.22%
2019-20	28.67% -2.54%	32.26% -3.43%	25.91% -3.43%
2020-21	26.40% -2.27%	28.41% -0.82%	25.09% -0.82%
2021-22	28.55% 2.15%	29.78% 2.43%	27.53% 2.43%
2022-23	25.05% -3.50%	25.97% -3.93%	23.60% -3.93%
Average	30.39%	32.55%	28.63%

North Carolina Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 373,749, the average number of admitted is 199,078, and the average number of enrolled students is 50,677 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to North Carolina Colleges increased by 7.20% (30,973 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at North Carolina Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	308,603	152,715	47,830
2013-14	316,266 7,663	158,072 623	48,453 623
2014-15	323,129 6,863	162,472 104	48,557 104
2015-16	332,431 9,302	170,299 1,006	49,563 1,006
2016-17	362,872 30,441	186,166 1,456	51,019 1,456
2017-18	369,087 6,215	195,938 904	51,923 904
2018-19	397,199 28,112	205,873 1,452	53,375 1,452
2019-20	400,552 3,353	217,192 -1,387	51,988 -1,387
2020-21	409,901 9,349	234,067 -1,050	50,938 -1,050
2021-22	430,113 20,212	245,493 1,204	52,142 1,204
2022-23	461,086 30,973	261,566 -480	51,662 -480
Average	373,749	199,078	50,677

North Carolina Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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