Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Washington Colleges

There are 72 active four-years colleges and universities in Washington - 42 public and 30 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Washington is 80.93% - 104,054 students accepted out of total 147,340.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 70.27% to 80.93%. The Washington Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.71% and the yield is lower than 35.48%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.77% where the current academic year rate is 80.93% at Washington Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 76.05% and women students' rate is 78.80%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Washington Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	70.27%	69.46%	69.87%
2013-14	77.29% 7.02%	75.66% 8.66%	78.53% 8.66%
2014-15	76.64% -0.65%	73.95% -0.28%	78.25% -0.28%
2015-16	74.44% -2.19%	72.43% -2.42%	75.84% -2.42%
2016-17	76.23% 1.79%	74.96% 1.46%	77.30% 1.46%
2017-18	78.77% 2.54%	76.99% 3.05%	80.34% 3.05%
2018-19	78.70% -0.07%	77.21% -0.52%	79.82% -0.52%
2019-20	79.79% 1.09%	77.64% 0.88%	80.70% 0.88%
2020-21	81.90% 2.12%	79.55% 1.98%	82.67% 1.98%
2021-22	80.54% -1.36%	79.33% -0.79%	81.88% -0.79%
2022-23	80.93% 0.39%	79.33% -0.26%	81.62% -0.26%
Average	77.77%	76.05%	78.80%

Washington Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 30.47% where the current academic year yield is 27.71%. 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 Washington Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35.48%	37.32%	35.21%
2013-14	36.79% 1.31%	39.59% -0.19%	35.02% -0.19%
2014-15	31.96% -4.83%	34.72% -4.76%	30.26% -4.76%
2015-16	30.90% -1.06%	33.44% -0.33%	29.93% -0.33%
2016-17	28.52% -2.38%	30.91% -2.94%	27.00% -2.94%
2017-18	29.42% 0.90%	31.17% 1.24%	28.24% 1.24%
2018-19	35.29% 5.88%	37.94% 5.08%	33.31% 5.08%
2019-20	30.99% -4.30%	29.17% -2.73%	30.58% -2.73%
2020-21	24.32% -6.67%	25.94% -7.05%	23.53% -7.05%
2021-22	23.82% -0.50%	26.72% -1.35%	22.19% -1.35%
2022-23	27.71% 3.90%	30.54% 4.23%	26.42% 4.23%
Average	30.47%	32.50%	29.24%

Washington Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 132,273, the average number of admitted is 92,937, and the average number of enrolled students is 25,207 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Washington Colleges increased by 2.08% (3,007 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Washington Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	105,914	71,695	23,414
2013-14	107,593 1,679	76,559 749	24,163 749
2014-15	110,009 2,416	77,849 -275	23,888 -275
2015-16	125,388 15,379	87,241 1,988	25,876 1,988
2016-17	138,024 12,636	92,210 60	25,936 60
2017-18	138,948 924	94,808 107	26,043 107
2018-19	150,254 11,306	102,439 2,555	28,598 2,555
2019-20	144,490 -5,764	102,569 -1,932	26,666 -1,932
2020-21	142,709 -1,781	106,047 -2,724	23,942 -2,724
2021-22	144,333 1,624	106,838 257	24,199 257
2022-23	147,340 3,007	104,054 351	24,550 351
Average	132,273	92,937	25,207

Washington Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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