Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Utah Colleges

There are 24 active four-years colleges and universities in Utah - 7 public and 17 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Utah is 81.22% - 59,363 students accepted out of total 70,012.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 70.84% to 81.22%. The Utah Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 36.13% and the yield is lower than 54.16%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.97% where the current academic year rate is 81.22% at Utah Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.12% and women students' rate is 79.16%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Utah Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Utah Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	70.84%	70.30%	71.47%
2013-14	73.96% 3.11%	73.53% 3.29%	74.76% 3.29%
2014-15	73.14% -0.82%	72.73% -2.43%	72.33% -2.43%
2015-16	81.59% 8.45%	76.34% 11.29%	83.62% 11.29%
2016-17	75.24% -6.35%	67.77% -6.00%	77.63% -6.00%
2017-18	76.19% 0.95%	79.09% 0.38%	78.01% 0.38%
2018-19	77.01% 0.81%	76.67% 0.51%	78.52% 0.51%
2019-20	77.66% 0.66%	82.01% 0.39%	78.92% 0.39%
2020-21	86.67% 9.01%	83.95% 8.31%	87.23% 8.31%
2021-22	84.19% -2.48%	81.57% -1.18%	86.04% -1.18%
2022-23	81.22% -2.97%	84.31% -3.78%	82.27% -3.78%
Average	77.97%	77.12%	79.16%

Utah Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 44.00% where the current academic year yield is 36.13%. 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 Utah Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	54.16%	54.55%	53.38%
2013-14	41.55% -12.61%	45.96% -13.65%	39.73% -13.65%
2014-15	47.87% 6.32%	39.42% 11.66%	51.39% 11.66%
2015-16	47.42% -0.46%	40.00% -3.66%	47.72% -3.66%
2016-17	45.28% -2.14%	44.91% -2.92%	44.81% -2.92%
2017-18	43.27% -2.01%	37.37% -2.46%	42.35% -2.46%
2018-19	48.14% 4.88%	37.48% 6.25%	48.60% 6.25%
2019-20	45.19% -2.96%	34.68% -3.33%	45.27% -3.33%
2020-21	38.85% -6.34%	36.81% -7.35%	37.92% -7.35%
2021-22	36.13% -2.72%	32.85% -1.14%	36.77% -1.14%
2022-23	36.13% 0.00%	33.11% -0.15%	36.62% -0.15%
Average	44.00%	39.74%	44.05%

Utah Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 57,943, the average number of admitted is 44,540, and the average number of enrolled students is 16,094 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Utah Colleges increased by 6.41% (4,219 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Utah Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	42,959	31,113	14,979
2013-14	43,443 484	30,945 -1,659	13,320 -1,659
2014-15	45,639 2,196	34,028 -178	13,142 -178
2015-16	52,883 7,244	40,581 2,222	15,364 2,222
2016-17	56,105 3,222	41,550 118	15,482 118
2017-18	65,109 9,004	46,608 792	16,274 792
2018-19	64,654 -455	48,472 876	17,150 876
2019-20	65,264 610	48,326 -329	16,821 -329
2020-21	65,507 243	52,395 1,207	18,028 1,207
2021-22	65,793 286	56,556 8	18,036 8
2022-23	70,012 4,219	59,363 398	18,434 398
Average	57,943	44,540	16,094

Utah Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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