Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for New Jersey Colleges

There are 65 active four-years colleges and universities in New Jersey - 13 public and 52 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in New Jersey is 73.54% - 198,626 students accepted out of total 298,106.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 67.44% to 73.54%. The New Jersey Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 50.67% and the yield is higher than 43.36%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.38% where the current academic year rate is 73.54% at New Jersey Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.90% and women students' rate is 69.80%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at New Jersey Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	67.44%	67.35%	60.39%
2013-14	70.67% 3.23%	71.62% 1.91%	62.30% 1.91%
2014-15	72.14% 1.46%	71.29% 3.58%	65.88% 3.58%
2015-16	68.96% -3.17%	68.05% 2.75%	68.62% 2.75%
2016-17	65.33% -3.63%	65.58% -2.30%	66.32% -2.30%
2017-18	71.49% 6.16%	70.69% 2.26%	68.58% 2.26%
2018-19	70.42% -1.07%	70.50% 2.03%	70.61% 2.03%
2019-20	73.85% 3.43%	73.09% 4.14%	74.75% 4.14%
2020-21	76.65% 2.80%	76.07% 0.33%	75.08% 0.33%
2021-22	74.63% -2.02%	73.33% 3.07%	78.15% 3.07%
2022-23	73.54% -1.09%	72.36% -1.04%	77.12% -1.04%
Average	71.38%	70.90%	69.80%

New Jersey Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 45.95% where the current academic year yield is 50.67%. 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 New Jersey Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	43.36%	45.26%	26.56%
2013-14	45.91% 2.55%	48.01% 0.09%	26.65% 0.09%
2014-15	46.31% 0.40%	48.23% 0.66%	27.32% 0.66%
2015-16	43.48% -2.82%	45.37% -0.75%	26.57% -0.75%
2016-17	39.21% -4.27%	40.45% -0.47%	26.10% -0.47%
2017-18	43.48% 4.27%	45.11% 0.21%	26.31% 0.21%
2018-19	45.88% 2.40%	47.81% -3.26%	23.05% -3.26%
2019-20	47.03% 1.15%	47.48% -0.33%	22.71% -0.33%
2020-21	49.76% 2.72%	50.75% -0.71%	22.00% -0.71%
2021-22	50.38% 0.62%	51.15% -2.04%	19.96% -2.04%
2022-23	50.67% 0.29%	51.19% 4.16%	24.13% 4.16%
Average	45.95%	47.35%	24.67%

New Jersey Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 245,622, the average number of admitted is 149,820, and the average number of enrolled students is 32,281 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to New Jersey Colleges increased by 8.28% (22,785 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at New Jersey Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	195,894	105,873	28,356
2013-14	206,473 10,579	113,827 1,285	29,641 1,285
2014-15	210,483 4,010	122,727 1,247	30,888 1,247
2015-16	223,140 12,657	130,835 454	31,342 454
2016-17	238,933 15,793	138,219 550	31,892 550
2017-18	249,230 10,297	149,358 1,364	33,256 1,364
2018-19	265,662 16,432	159,838 2,049	35,305 2,049
2019-20	266,250 588	165,068 -176	35,129 -176
2020-21	272,354 6,104	179,446 -2,861	32,268 -2,861
2021-22	275,321 2,967	184,205 64	32,332 64
2022-23	298,106 22,785	198,626 2,352	34,684 2,352
Average	245,622	149,820	32,281

New Jersey Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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