Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Pennsylvania Colleges

There are 153 active four-years colleges and universities in Pennsylvania - 39 public and 114 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Pennsylvania is 76.60% - 469,540 students accepted out of total 759,764.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 62.08% to 76.60%. The Pennsylvania Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 23.19% and the yield is lower than 32.81%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 69.81% where the current academic year rate is 76.60% at Pennsylvania Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.66% and women students' rate is 70.68%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Pennsylvania Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	62.08%	60.76%	62.47%
2013-14	65.35% 3.26%	64.49% 3.74%	66.21% 3.74%
2014-15	67.95% 2.60%	68.32% 2.20%	68.41% 2.20%
2015-16	68.07% 0.13%	66.81% 0.50%	68.91% 0.50%
2016-17	69.17% 1.10%	67.77% 1.03%	69.94% 1.03%
2017-18	69.51% 0.34%	68.31% 0.30%	70.24% 0.30%
2018-19	69.11% -0.40%	67.85% -0.25%	69.99% -0.25%
2019-20	71.62% 2.51%	70.38% 2.78%	72.77% 2.78%
2020-21	72.63% 1.01%	71.25% 0.85%	73.61% 0.85%
2021-22	75.86% 3.24%	73.82% 3.64%	77.26% 3.64%
2022-23	76.60% 0.74%	75.47% 0.45%	77.71% 0.45%
Average	69.81%	68.66%	70.68%

Pennsylvania Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 29.69% where the current academic year yield is 23.19%. 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 Pennsylvania Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32.81%	34.60%	30.57%
2013-14	33.14% 0.33%	34.74% 0.42%	30.99% 0.42%
2014-15	32.94% -0.19%	34.38% 0.77%	31.76% 0.77%
2015-16	30.33% -2.62%	31.31% -2.75%	29.01% -2.75%
2016-17	30.92% 0.60%	32.60% 0.02%	29.03% 0.02%
2017-18	30.38% -0.54%	30.95% -0.32%	28.71% -0.32%
2018-19	30.23% -0.15%	32.19% -1.00%	27.72% -1.00%
2019-20	28.83% -1.40%	30.48% -1.52%	26.19% -1.52%
2020-21	26.75% -2.08%	28.37% -2.24%	23.95% -2.24%
2021-22	27.05% 0.29%	28.40% 0.01%	23.97% 0.01%
2022-23	23.19% -3.86%	25.23% -3.73%	20.23% -3.73%
Average	29.69%	31.20%	27.47%

Pennsylvania Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 561,957, the average number of admitted is 335,848, and the average number of enrolled students is 74,916 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Pennsylvania Colleges increased by 15.44% (101,645 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Pennsylvania Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	487,741	276,642	73,637
2013-14	475,030 -12,711	285,164 -1,217	72,420 -1,217
2014-15	507,621 32,591	299,594 736	73,156 736
2015-16	511,832 4,211	295,156 -363	72,793 -363
2016-17	516,582 4,750	296,025 -1,182	71,611 -1,182
2017-18	529,206 12,624	306,351 862	72,473 862
2018-19	549,002 19,796	310,171 -369	72,104 -369
2019-20	556,138 7,136	319,966 -1,849	70,255 -1,849
2020-21	630,497 74,359	404,926 11,026	81,281 11,026
2021-22	658,119 27,622	430,789 511	81,792 511
2022-23	759,764 101,645	469,540 765	82,557 765
Average	561,957	335,848	74,916

Pennsylvania Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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