Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for New Hampshire Colleges

There are 17 active four-years colleges and universities in New Hampshire - 6 public and 11 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in New Hampshire is 83.12% - 79,882 students accepted out of total 112,612.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 71.98% to 83.12%. The New Hampshire Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.17% and the yield is lower than 28.21%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.76% where the current academic year rate is 83.12% at New Hampshire Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.38% and women students' rate is 78.39%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at New Hampshire Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	71.98%	69.15%	74.14%
2013-14	74.49% 2.51%	71.84% 2.33%	76.47% 2.33%
2014-15	75.76% 1.27%	73.06% 1.31%	77.78% 1.31%
2015-16	76.92% 1.17%	74.83% 0.72%	78.50% 0.72%
2016-17	76.24% -0.69%	74.35% -1.09%	77.41% -1.09%
2017-18	78.12% 1.89%	75.80% 2.23%	79.65% 2.23%
2018-19	65.76% -12.37%	63.87% -12.55%	67.10% -12.55%
2019-20	79.32% 13.56%	76.68% 13.96%	81.06% 13.96%
2020-21	80.41% 1.09%	77.64% 1.06%	82.12% 1.06%
2021-22	82.28% 1.87%	80.34% 1.35%	83.47% 1.35%
2022-23	83.12% 0.85%	80.56% 1.16%	84.63% 1.16%
Average	76.76%	74.38%	78.39%

New Hampshire Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 26.95% where the current academic year yield is 22.17%. 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 New Hampshire Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	28.21%	28.86%	27.53%
2013-14	26.70% -1.51%	26.91% -1.17%	26.37% -1.17%
2014-15	28.55% 1.84%	27.99% 2.64%	29.01% 2.64%
2015-16	27.51% -1.04%	30.42% -3.97%	25.04% -3.97%
2016-17	27.67% 0.17%	29.16% 2.20%	27.24% 2.20%
2017-18	27.67% -0.01%	28.25% -0.04%	27.20% -0.04%
2018-19	30.71% 3.04%	31.19% 2.97%	30.16% 2.97%
2019-20	28.19% -2.52%	29.14% -2.97%	27.19% -2.97%
2020-21	25.14% -3.05%	24.95% -2.06%	25.13% -2.06%
2021-22	23.88% -1.26%	25.03% -2.12%	23.01% -2.12%
2022-23	22.17% -1.71%	24.22% -1.99%	21.02% -1.99%
Average	26.95%	27.83%	26.26%

New Hampshire Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 89,648, the average number of admitted is 58,331, and the average number of enrolled students is 14,473 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to New Hampshire Colleges increased by 6.83% (7,199 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at New Hampshire Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	70,637	40,213	9,070
2013-14	74,349 3,712	43,461 87	9,157 87
2014-15	70,864 -3,485	44,217 -107	9,050 -107
2015-16	72,809 1,945	44,200 286	9,336 286
2016-17	77,299 4,490	47,697 -172	9,164 -172
2017-18	93,484 16,185	61,250 6,486	15,650 6,486
2018-19	96,349 2,865	58,581 2,096	17,746 2,096
2019-20	103,314 6,965	70,515 579	18,325 579
2020-21	108,994 5,680	80,567 4,631	22,956 4,631
2021-22	105,413 -3,581	71,055 -5,074	17,882 -5,074
2022-23	112,612 7,199	79,882 2,983	20,865 2,983
Average	89,648	58,331	14,473

New Hampshire Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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Harmony Health Care Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Merrimack
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