How Sacramento State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.71%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.21% at California State University-Sacramento. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.49% and women students' rate is 77.27%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	67.10%	64.65%	68.86%
2013-14	69.68% 2.58%	67.24% 2.59%	71.46% 2.59%
2014-15	72.65% 2.97%	69.98% 3.16%	74.61% 3.16%
2015-16	67.25% -5.40%	64.44% -5.24%	69.37% -5.24%
2016-17	71.94% 4.69%	68.54% 5.08%	74.45% 5.08%
2017-18	67.76% -4.18%	65.76% -5.25%	69.20% -5.25%
2018-19	63.86% -3.90%	64.01% -5.44%	63.75% -5.44%
2019-20	82.26% 18.40%	79.48% 20.47%	84.22% 20.47%
2020-21	83.09% 0.83%	80.06% 0.88%	85.10% 0.88%
2021-22	94.00% 10.91%	92.00% 9.90%	95.00% 9.90%
2022-23	93.21% -0.79%	92.24% -1.10%	93.91% -1.10%
Average	75.71%	73.49%	77.27%

California State University-Sacramento Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.87% where the current academic year yield is 16.62%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	23.31%	23.01%	23.51%
2013-14	22.95% -0.36%	24.18% -1.40%	22.11% -1.40%
2014-15	23.60% 0.65%	24.66% 0.76%	22.87% 0.76%
2015-16	24.59% 0.99%	25.76% 0.91%	23.77% 0.91%
2016-17	21.83% -2.76%	23.18% -2.86%	20.92% -2.86%
2017-18	21.95% 0.12%	23.71% -0.16%	20.76% -0.16%
2018-19	21.70% -0.25%	22.44% 0.41%	21.17% 0.41%
2019-20	18.40% -3.30%	19.48% -3.48%	17.69% -3.48%
2020-21	17.59% -0.82%	18.00% -0.35%	17.33% -0.35%
2021-22	17.00% -0.59%	17.00% -1.33%	16.00% -1.33%
2022-23	16.62% -0.38%	17.62% -0.09%	15.92% -0.09%
Average	20.87%	21.73%	20.19%

California State University-Sacramento Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 23,564, the average number of admitted is 17,919, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,648. The number of Sacramento State applicants increased by 11.32% (2,570 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	18,617	12,492	2,912
2013-14	19,702 1,085	13,728 239	3,151 239
2014-15	21,550 1,848	15,656 544	3,695 544
2015-16	22,863 1,313	15,376 86	3,781 86
2016-17	23,942 1,079	17,224 -21	3,760 -21
2017-18	24,132 190	16,352 -170	3,590 -170
2018-19	27,108 2,976	17,312 167	3,757 167
2019-20	27,576 468	22,685 418	4,175 418
2020-21	25,734 -1,842	21,383 -414	3,761 -414
2021-22	22,706 -3,028	21,344 -133	3,628 -133
2022-23	25,276 2,570	23,559 288	3,916 288
Average	23,564	17,919	3,648

California State University-Sacramento Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Sacramento State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes