Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Virginia Colleges

There are 88 active four-years colleges and universities in Virginia - 16 public and 72 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Virginia is 73.39% - 246,267 students accepted out of total 371,341.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 63.88% to 73.39%. The Virginia Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.16% and the yield is lower than 35.17%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.65% where the current academic year rate is 73.39% at Virginia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.01% and women students' rate is 69.51%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Virginia Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	63.88%	64.81%	65.60%
2013-14	66.91% 3.04%	65.06% 2.85%	68.45% 2.85%
2014-15	63.08% -3.83%	62.57% -4.73%	63.72% -4.73%
2015-16	67.98% 4.89%	64.78% 6.19%	69.91% 6.19%
2016-17	66.53% -1.45%	65.75% -2.00%	67.91% -2.00%
2017-18	65.34% -1.19%	65.49% -1.85%	66.07% -1.85%
2018-19	67.25% 1.91%	67.45% 2.31%	68.38% 2.31%
2019-20	73.05% 5.80%	71.00% 5.71%	74.09% 5.71%
2020-21	72.42% -0.64%	72.23% -2.32%	71.77% -2.32%
2021-22	75.32% 2.90%	75.41% 2.71%	74.48% 2.71%
2022-23	73.39% -1.93%	73.59% -0.20%	74.27% -0.20%
Average	68.65%	68.01%	69.51%

Virginia Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 29.13% where the current academic year yield is 30.16%. 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 Virginia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35.17%	33.48%	36.14%
2013-14	36.10% 0.94%	36.42% -0.12%	36.02% -0.12%
2014-15	31.30% -4.81%	34.80% -4.49%	31.53% -4.49%
2015-16	28.56% -2.73%	31.62% -1.97%	29.56% -1.97%
2016-17	29.76% 1.19%	34.67% -0.02%	29.55% -0.02%
2017-18	28.42% -1.34%	28.80% -1.68%	27.87% -1.68%
2018-19	26.48% -1.93%	26.77% 0.38%	28.25% 0.38%
2019-20	26.19% -0.29%	26.53% -1.03%	27.21% -1.03%
2020-21	24.72% -1.47%	24.20% -3.47%	23.75% -3.47%
2021-22	23.60% -1.11%	25.15% 0.54%	24.29% 0.54%
2022-23	30.16% 6.56%	29.57% 3.39%	27.68% 3.39%
Average	29.13%	30.18%	29.26%

Virginia Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 321,977, the average number of admitted is 193,786, and the average number of enrolled students is 48,481 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Virginia Colleges increased by 8.75% (29,885 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Virginia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	246,664	142,479	41,560
2013-14	296,938 50,274	155,518 5,457	47,017 5,457
2014-15	313,953 17,015	160,770 49	47,066 49
2015-16	304,563 -9,390	170,884 1,202	48,268 1,202
2016-17	297,924 -6,639	173,802 277	48,545 277
2017-18	312,642 14,718	183,704 1,474	50,019 1,474
2018-19	336,904 24,262	208,718 121	50,140 121
2019-20	349,383 12,479	220,918 1,739	51,879 1,739
2020-21	369,980 20,597	236,774 -3,322	48,557 -3,322
2021-22	341,456 -28,524	231,816 -229	48,328 -229
2022-23	371,341 29,885	246,267 3,580	51,908 3,580
Average	321,977	193,786	48,481

Virginia Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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