Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Nevada Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in Nevada - 7 public and 8 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Nevada is 87.05% - 20,738 students accepted out of total 24,314.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 71.18% to 87.05%. The Nevada Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 47.32% and the yield is lower than 62.48%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.94% where the current academic year rate is 87.05% at Nevada Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 78.98% and women students' rate is 78.97%. Last year, it was easier to get into Nevada Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Nevada Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	71.18%	73.09%	69.92%
2013-14	74.86% 3.69%	72.28% 7.43%	77.35% 7.43%
2014-15	71.55% -3.31%	72.06% -6.98%	70.37% -6.98%
2015-16	79.61% 8.06%	79.27% 11.52%	81.89% 11.52%
2016-17	78.62% -0.99%	78.79% -3.64%	78.25% -3.64%
2017-18	78.19% -0.44%	80.83% -0.44%	77.81% -0.44%
2018-19	76.62% -1.57%	83.68% -1.00%	76.81% -1.00%
2019-20	79.62% 3.00%	80.42% 2.82%	79.64% 2.82%
2020-21	79.56% -0.06%	82.01% 3.07%	82.70% 3.07%
2021-22	80.44% 0.88%	76.80% 3.88%	86.58% 3.88%
2022-23	87.05% 6.61%	89.57% 0.75%	87.33% 0.75%
Average	77.94%	78.98%	78.97%

Nevada Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 52.01% where the current academic year yield is 47.32%. 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 Nevada Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	62.48%	63.42%	61.67%
2013-14	61.54% -0.93%	61.55% -0.52%	61.15% -0.52%
2014-15	55.00% -6.54%	56.48% -7.11%	54.04% -7.11%
2015-16	54.94% -0.07%	55.53% 2.29%	56.34% 2.29%
2016-17	59.99% 5.06%	61.25% 3.06%	59.40% 3.06%
2017-18	38.89% -21.10%	42.82% -16.79%	42.61% -16.79%
2018-19	53.52% 14.63%	56.19% 1.87%	44.49% 1.87%
2019-20	51.10% -2.43%	49.30% 11.19%	55.68% 11.19%
2020-21	43.36% -7.74%	30.48% -11.63%	44.05% -11.63%
2021-22	43.98% 0.62%	46.46% -0.86%	43.19% -0.86%
2022-23	47.32% 3.34%	50.07% 3.34%	46.52% 3.34%
Average	52.01%	52.14%	51.74%

Nevada Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 21,250, the average number of admitted is 17,581, and the average number of enrolled students is 7,907 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Nevada Colleges decreased by -1.69% (418 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Nevada Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	15,589	12,248	6,554
2013-14	16,579 990	13,552 561	7,115 561
2014-15	18,139 1,560	14,918 507	7,622 507
2015-16	19,736 1,597	16,029 412	8,034 412
2016-17	20,141 405	16,332 -321	7,713 -321
2017-18	21,969 1,828	18,378 751	8,464 751
2018-19	23,417 1,448	19,625 -36	8,428 -36
2019-20	24,004 587	19,953 176	8,604 176
2020-21	25,129 1,125	20,808 -217	8,387 -217
2021-22	24,732 -397	20,811 -416	7,971 -416
2022-23	24,314 -418	20,738 113	8,084 113
Average	21,250	17,581	7,907

Nevada Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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