How Bowie State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.18%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.54% at Bowie State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 57.69% and women students' rate is 61.50%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	47.96%	46.35%	48.89%
2013-14	51.76% 3.80%	50.70% 3.50%	52.39% 3.50%
2014-15	55.06% 3.31%	52.55% 4.20%	56.59% 4.20%
2015-16	57.47% 2.41%	55.69% 1.96%	58.55% 1.96%
2016-17	41.26% -16.21%	39.29% -16.14%	42.42% -16.14%
2017-18	36.00% -5.26%	34.46% -5.59%	36.83% -5.59%
2018-19	38.01% 2.00%	36.16% 2.11%	38.94% 2.11%
2019-20	79.67% 41.66%	76.98% 42.12%	81.06% 42.12%
2020-21	81.21% 1.55%	79.00% 1.19%	82.25% 1.19%
2021-22	87.00% 5.79%	81.00% 7.75%	90.00% 7.75%
2022-23	86.54% -0.46%	82.39% -1.47%	88.53% -1.47%
Average	60.18%	57.69%	61.50%

Bowie State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.05% where the current academic year yield is 25.21%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	38.20%	40.80%	36.76%
2013-14	30.39% -7.81%	33.03% -7.91%	28.86% -7.91%
2014-15	36.65% 6.26%	42.42% 4.54%	33.40% 4.54%
2015-16	38.50% 1.85%	43.16% 2.41%	35.80% 2.41%
2016-17	34.80% -3.70%	38.96% -3.27%	32.54% -3.27%
2017-18	27.89% -6.91%	32.92% -7.17%	25.37% -7.17%
2018-19	22.56% -5.33%	27.73% -5.24%	20.12% -5.24%
2019-20	21.25% -1.31%	26.84% -1.62%	18.50% -1.62%
2020-21	23.11% 1.86%	27.20% 2.76%	21.27% 2.76%
2021-22	20.99% -2.12%	26.02% -2.28%	18.99% -2.28%
2022-23	25.21% 4.22%	30.93% 3.67%	22.66% 3.67%
Average	29.05%	33.64%	26.75%

Bowie State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,531, the average number of admitted is 3,118, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 832. The number of Bowie State applicants increased by 9.38% (467 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,642	1,267	484
2013-14	3,986 1,344	2,063 143	627 143
2014-15	2,953 -1,033	1,626 -31	596 -31
2015-16	2,671 -282	1,535 -5	591 -5
2016-17	6,735 4,064	2,779 376	967 376
2017-18	10,816 4,081	3,894 119	1,086 119
2018-19	10,601 -215	4,029 -177	909 -177
2019-20	4,849 -5,752	3,863 -88	821 -88
2020-21	5,168 319	4,197 149	970 149
2021-22	4,978 -190	4,331 -61	909 -61
2022-23	5,445 467	4,712 279	1,188 279
Average	5,531	3,118	832

Bowie State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bowie State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes