Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Oregon Colleges

There are 31 active four-years colleges and universities in Oregon - 9 public and 22 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Oregon is 79.00% - 101,766 students accepted out of total 125,796.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 66.58% to 79.00%. The Oregon Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.78% and the yield is lower than 36.65%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.28% where the current academic year rate is 79.00% at Oregon Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.13% and women students' rate is 76.53%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Oregon Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	66.58%	64.46%	67.57%
2013-14	67.68% 1.10%	65.79% 0.46%	68.03% 0.46%
2014-15	70.31% 2.62%	68.38% 4.07%	72.11% 4.07%
2015-16	74.01% 3.70%	72.75% 2.14%	74.25% 2.14%
2016-17	76.29% 2.28%	73.80% 2.90%	77.15% 2.90%
2017-18	76.02% -0.27%	75.26% 2.23%	79.38% 2.23%
2018-19	82.65% 6.63%	79.10% 4.34%	83.72% 4.34%
2019-20	79.13% -3.52%	76.78% -3.50%	80.22% -3.50%
2020-21	80.42% 1.29%	77.70% 0.64%	80.86% 0.64%
2021-22	76.02% -4.40%	72.89% -1.57%	79.29% -1.57%
2022-23	79.00% 2.98%	77.51% -0.04%	79.25% -0.04%
Average	75.28%	73.13%	76.53%

Oregon Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 31.58% where the current academic year yield is 27.78%. 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 Oregon Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	36.65%	38.60%	32.38%
2013-14	33.91% -2.73%	35.00% -1.94%	30.44% -1.94%
2014-15	32.57% -1.35%	34.53% 1.18%	31.62% 1.18%
2015-16	33.14% 0.58%	34.40% -2.33%	29.28% -2.33%
2016-17	31.28% -1.86%	32.98% -2.29%	26.99% -2.29%
2017-18	31.17% -0.11%	32.53% 0.61%	27.60% 0.61%
2018-19	32.22% 1.05%	29.87% 2.68%	30.28% 2.68%
2019-20	31.65% -0.56%	33.64% -2.73%	27.55% -2.73%
2020-21	30.03% -1.63%	31.30% -1.54%	26.02% -1.54%
2021-22	27.02% -3.00%	30.42% -4.12%	21.89% -4.12%
2022-23	27.78% 0.76%	30.62% 3.44%	25.34% 3.44%
Average	31.58%	33.08%	28.13%

Oregon Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 97,878, the average number of admitted is 74,695, and the average number of enrolled students is 16,269 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Oregon Colleges increased by 8.93% (10,312 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Oregon Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	84,769	59,847	15,805
2013-14	88,330 3,561	61,176 -37	15,768 -37
2014-15	88,980 650	63,310 435	16,203 435
2015-16	94,827 5,847	67,261 524	16,727 524
2016-17	95,221 394	67,588 -302	16,425 -302
2017-18	89,495 -5,726	68,240 -146	16,279 -146
2018-19	92,413 2,918	72,915 -53	16,226 -53
2019-20	97,404 4,991	77,351 59	16,285 59
2020-21	103,938 6,534	84,029 -1,266	15,019 -1,266
2021-22	115,484 11,546	98,163 1,398	16,417 1,398
2022-23	125,796 10,312	101,766 1,393	17,810 1,393
Average	97,878	74,695	16,269

Oregon Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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