How Aurora's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.15%, and this year's acceptance rate is 81.90% at Aurora University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.67% and women students' rate is 81.81%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Aurora University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Aurora University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	74.58%	76.75%	73.07%
2013-14	75.95% 1.36%	77.38% 1.64%	74.71% 1.64%
2014-15	81.10% 5.16%	82.81% 5.11%	79.82% 5.11%
2015-16	77.24% -3.86%	76.40% -2.00%	77.82% -2.00%
2016-17	87.72% 10.48%	88.53% 9.32%	87.14% 9.32%
2017-18	87.32% -0.40%	86.95% 0.47%	87.61% 0.47%
2018-19	81.16% -6.17%	81.69% -6.79%	80.81% -6.79%
2019-20	86.73% 5.57%	86.62% 5.99%	86.81% 5.99%
2020-21	83.95% -2.79%	84.32% -3.12%	83.69% -3.12%
2021-22	86.00% 2.06%	86.97% 2.31%	86.00% 2.31%
2022-23	81.90% -4.11%	80.94% -3.56%	82.44% -3.56%
Average	82.15%	82.67%	81.81%

Aurora University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.52% where the current academic year yield is 28.08%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Aurora University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	31.72%	32.00%	31.52%
2013-14	33.54% 1.82%	31.10% 4.21%	35.73% 4.21%
2014-15	31.37% -2.17%	32.16% -4.97%	30.75% -4.97%
2015-16	28.69% -2.68%	28.62% -2.02%	28.73% -2.02%
2016-17	28.51% -0.18%	28.67% -0.35%	28.39% -0.35%
2017-18	29.97% 1.46%	31.34% 0.56%	28.94% 0.56%
2018-19	28.49% -1.48%	28.14% -0.23%	28.71% -0.23%
2019-20	32.34% 3.85%	30.38% 4.86%	33.57% 4.86%
2020-21	32.02% -0.32%	30.92% -0.78%	32.79% -0.78%
2021-22	31.01% -1.01%	29.04% -0.80%	31.99% -0.80%
2022-23	28.08% -2.93%	28.77% -4.30%	27.69% -4.30%
Average	30.52%	30.10%	30.80%

Aurora University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,798, the average number of admitted is 2,306, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 702. The number of Aurora applicants decreased by -5.77% (179 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Aurora University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,219	1,655	525
2013-14	2,536 317	1,926 121	646 121
2014-15	2,323 -213	1,884 -55	591 -55
2015-16	2,843 520	2,196 39	630 39
2016-17	2,615 -228	2,294 24	654 24
2017-18	3,061 446	2,673 147	801 147
2018-19	3,296 235	2,675 -39	762 -39
2019-20	2,902 -394	2,517 52	814 52
2020-21	2,965 63	2,489 -17	797 -17
2021-22	3,101 136	2,667 30	827 30
2022-23	2,922 -179	2,393 -155	672 -155
Average	2,798	2,306	702

Aurora University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Aurora

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes