Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Benedictine

At Benedictine University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 56.67%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 93.12%. Benedictine's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Benedictine University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 19.60%, and the 2023 yield is 16.62%. The number of Benedictine applicants decreased by -5.57% (162 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 56.67%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.12% at Benedictine University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 54.69% and women students' rate is 58.43%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Benedictine University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	75.85%	72.68%	78.65%
2013-14	69.50% -6.35%	67.68% -7.47%	71.18% -7.47%
2014-15	77.17% 7.67%	75.66% 7.27%	78.45% 7.27%
2015-16	-	-	-
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	62.17% -	61.24% -	62.77% -
2018-19	62.83% 0.66%	56.06% 5.64%	68.41% 5.64%
2019-20	41.71% -21.12%	41.93% -26.85%	41.56% -26.85%
2020-21	60.99% 19.28%	58.80% 21.46%	63.02% 21.46%
2021-22	79.99% 19.00%	76.03% 21.00%	84.02% 21.00%
2022-23	93.12% 13.13%	91.50% 10.69%	94.71% 10.69%
Average	56.67%	54.69%	58.43%

Benedictine University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.60% where the current academic year yield is 16.62%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	38.59%	37.31%	39.63%
2013-14	43.34% 4.76%	41.34% 5.48%	45.12% 5.48%
2014-15	34.09% -9.25%	38.13% -14.33%	30.78% -14.33%
2015-16	-	-	-
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	12.75% -	15.59% -	10.96% -
2018-19	13.16% 0.41%	16.01% 0.28%	11.24% 0.28%
2019-20	17.15% 3.99%	22.55% 2.26%	13.50% 2.26%
2020-21	21.90% 4.75%	27.60% 3.45%	16.95% 3.45%
2021-22	18.01% -3.89%	21.97% -2.93%	14.02% -2.93%
2022-23	16.62% -1.39%	19.46% -0.11%	13.91% -0.11%
Average	19.60%	21.81%	17.83%

Benedictine University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,829, the average number of admitted is 1,868, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 399. The number of Benedictine applicants decreased by -5.57% (162 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,091	1,586	612
2013-14	2,108 17	1,465 23	635 23
2014-15	2,558 450	1,974 38	673 38
2015-16	-	-	-
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	5,337 -	3,318 -	423 -
2018-19	5,502 165	3,457 32	455 32
2019-20	4,850 -652	2,023 -108	347 -108
2020-21	3,017 -1,833	1,840 56	403 56
2021-22	2,908 -109	2,326 16	419 16
2022-23	2,746 -162	2,557 6	425 6
Average	2,829	1,868	399

Benedictine University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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