Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for South Carolina Colleges

There are 46 active four-years colleges and universities in South Carolina - 14 public and 32 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in South Carolina is 71.16% - 145,573 students accepted out of total 225,664.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 65.40% to 71.16%. The South Carolina Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 25.03% and the yield is lower than 36.35%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.11% where the current academic year rate is 71.16% at South Carolina Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.68% and women students' rate is 65.76%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at South Carolina Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	65.40%	64.93%	65.97%
2013-14	62.97% -2.44%	61.52% -1.76%	64.21% -1.76%
2014-15	61.70% -1.26%	60.83% -2.23%	61.99% -2.23%
2015-16	63.25% 1.55%	61.71% 2.03%	64.01% 2.03%
2016-17	64.50% 1.25%	62.68% 1.12%	65.14% 1.12%
2017-18	62.52% -1.99%	59.95% -2.33%	62.81% -2.33%
2018-19	60.74% -1.78%	58.36% -1.29%	61.52% -1.29%
2019-20	64.51% 3.78%	63.18% 3.52%	65.04% 3.52%
2020-21	67.53% 3.02%	66.33% 3.13%	68.17% 3.13%
2021-22	71.93% 4.40%	70.46% 4.84%	73.01% 4.84%
2022-23	71.16% -0.77%	70.55% -1.52%	71.49% -1.52%
Average	65.11%	63.68%	65.76%

South Carolina Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 31.15% where the current academic year yield is 25.03%. 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 South Carolina Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	36.35%	40.00%	33.67%
2013-14	35.84% -0.51%	38.74% 0.01%	33.68% 0.01%
2014-15	34.41% -1.44%	36.73% -0.84%	32.84% -0.84%
2015-16	33.21% -1.20%	35.95% -1.93%	30.91% -1.93%
2016-17	30.93% -2.27%	33.45% -2.02%	28.89% -2.02%
2017-18	30.41% -0.52%	33.95% -0.47%	28.42% -0.47%
2018-19	28.27% -2.14%	30.75% -1.33%	27.09% -1.33%
2019-20	33.17% 4.90%	39.17% 4.56%	31.66% 4.56%
2020-21	27.71% -5.46%	33.06% -8.77%	22.89% -8.77%
2021-22	27.32% -0.38%	30.00% 2.70%	25.59% 2.70%
2022-23	25.03% -2.29%	27.30% -2.00%	23.59% -2.00%
Average	31.15%	34.46%	29.02%

South Carolina Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 159,468, the average number of admitted is 101,004, and the average number of enrolled students is 25,689 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to South Carolina Colleges increased by 10.46% (21,365 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at South Carolina Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	115,515	76,276	23,668
2013-14	124,661 9,146	77,838 334	24,002 334
2014-15	130,553 5,892	80,856 742	24,744 742
2015-16	138,784 8,231	85,341 311	25,055 311
2016-17	145,744 6,960	91,319 373	25,428 373
2017-18	158,071 12,327	96,708 469	25,897 469
2018-19	166,534 8,463	100,243 -9	25,888 -9
2019-20	166,466 -68	104,829 1,019	26,907 1,019
2020-21	177,862 11,396	118,818 -1,566	25,341 -1,566
2021-22	204,299 26,437	133,238 1,960	27,301 1,960
2022-23	225,664 21,365	145,573 1,046	28,347 1,046
Average	159,468	101,004	25,689

South Carolina Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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