Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for New York Colleges

There are 253 active four-years colleges and universities in New York - 46 public and 207 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in New York is 69.22% - 699,636 students accepted out of total 1,337,101.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 63.79% to 69.22%. The New York Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 41.05% and the yield is lower than 44.61%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.84% where the current academic year rate is 69.22% at New York Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 65.20% and women students' rate is 61.45%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at New York Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	63.79%	63.79%	56.31%
2013-14	65.52% 1.73%	65.58% 1.45%	57.76% 1.45%
2014-15	65.49% -0.03%	64.81% 1.36%	59.11% 1.36%
2015-16	64.01% -1.48%	63.50% 0.08%	59.20% 0.08%
2016-17	64.03% 0.02%	63.94% 1.14%	60.33% 1.14%
2017-18	66.55% 2.52%	66.03% 0.95%	61.28% 0.95%
2018-19	65.01% -1.54%	64.37% 0.35%	61.63% 0.35%
2019-20	65.22% 0.21%	64.45% 0.14%	61.77% 0.14%
2020-21	66.50% 1.27%	65.35% 2.27%	64.04% 2.27%
2021-22	68.93% 2.43%	67.44% 3.05%	67.10% 3.05%
2022-23	69.22% 0.29%	67.97% 0.30%	67.40% 0.30%
Average	65.84%	65.20%	61.45%

New York Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 41.96% where the current academic year yield is 41.05%. 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 New York Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	44.61%	45.74%	32.08%
2013-14	44.96% 0.36%	45.44% -0.17%	31.91% -0.17%
2014-15	44.54% -0.42%	44.95% -1.18%	30.73% -1.18%
2015-16	44.68% 0.14%	44.86% -1.10%	29.64% -1.10%
2016-17	40.71% -3.96%	41.54% -0.68%	28.96% -0.68%
2017-18	41.08% 0.36%	41.43% -0.78%	28.18% -0.78%
2018-19	40.55% -0.52%	41.26% -1.07%	27.10% -1.07%
2019-20	39.37% -1.18%	40.16% -1.43%	25.68% -1.43%
2020-21	40.42% 1.05%	41.52% -2.23%	23.45% -2.23%
2021-22	39.58% -0.84%	40.82% 0.05%	23.51% 0.05%
2022-23	41.05% 1.47%	42.30% 0.46%	23.97% 0.46%
Average	41.96%	42.73%	27.74%

New York Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 1,168,858, the average number of admitted is 584,307, and the average number of enrolled students is 119,881 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to New York Colleges increased by 3.90% (50,207 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at New York Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	1,021,853	473,134	115,752
2013-14	1,041,006 19,153	489,543 695	116,447 695
2014-15	1,088,035 47,029	531,368 2,143	118,590 2,143
2015-16	1,102,880 14,845	544,258 1,073	119,663 1,073
2016-17	1,128,840 25,960	563,557 2,165	121,828 2,165
2017-18	1,135,832 6,992	559,518 -1,968	119,860 -1,968
2018-19	1,212,979 77,147	591,714 3,655	123,515 3,655
2019-20	1,259,766 46,787	630,392 -389	123,126 -389
2020-21	1,242,249 -17,517	663,357 -6,705	116,421 -6,705
2021-22	1,286,894 44,645	680,904 4,916	121,337 4,916
2022-23	1,337,101 50,207	699,636 810	122,147 810
Average	1,168,858	584,307	119,881

New York Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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