Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Central

At Central College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 69.17%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 79.24%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.66%, and the 2023 yield is 22.49%. The number of Central applicants decreased by -10.54% (232 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 69.17%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.24% at Central College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.01% and women students' rate is 69.59%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Central College over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 65.40% 62.94% 67.65%
2013-14 65.80%
0.40%
65.41%
-1.50%
66.15%
-1.50%
2014-15 68.90%
3.11%
64.40%
1.18%
67.34%
1.18%
2015-16 64.28%
-4.63%
63.98%
-2.83%
64.51%
-2.83%
2016-17 73.43%
9.15%
72.28%
9.70%
74.20%
9.70%
2017-18 70.09%
-3.33%
68.47%
-2.96%
71.24%
-2.96%
2018-19 69.99%
-0.11%
68.78%
-0.25%
70.99%
-0.25%
2019-20 65.07%
-4.92%
65.68%
-6.51%
64.49%
-6.51%
2020-21 63.68%
-1.39%
62.45%
0.69%
65.18%
0.69%
2021-22 75.02%
11.35%
74.98%
8.80%
73.97%
8.80%
2022-23 79.24%
4.22%
78.78%
5.75%
79.73%
5.75%
Average 69.17% 68.01% 69.59%
Central College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.66% where the current academic year yield is 22.49%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Central College from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 19.80% 18.95% 20.53%
2013-14 16.52%
-3.28%
17.85%
-5.20%
15.33%
-5.20%
2014-15 20.29%
3.77%
23.56%
3.91%
19.24%
3.91%
2015-16 16.06%
-4.23%
17.95%
-4.64%
14.61%
-4.64%
2016-17 11.28%
-4.78%
14.16%
-5.22%
9.39%
-5.22%
2017-18 11.44%
0.16%
15.91%
-0.98%
8.41%
-0.98%
2018-19 14.33%
2.89%
15.21%
5.21%
13.62%
5.21%
2019-20 19.27%
4.94%
21.95%
3.05%
16.67%
3.05%
2020-21 21.81%
2.54%
21.74%
5.23%
21.90%
5.23%
2021-22 21.00%
-0.81%
20.96%
-0.91%
20.99%
-0.91%
2022-23 22.49%
1.48%
23.94%
-0.04%
20.95%
-0.04%
Average 17.66% 19.29% 16.51%
Central College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,849, the average number of admitted is 1,968, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 333. The number of Central applicants decreased by -10.54% (232 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Central College from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 2,471 1,616 320
2013-14 2,842
371
1,870
-11
309
-11
2014-15 3,068
226
2,114
120
429
120
2015-16 3,071
3
1,974
-112
317
-112
2016-17 3,899
828
2,863
6
323
6
2017-18 4,016
117
2,815
-1
322
-1
2018-19 2,772
-1,244
1,940
-44
278
-44
2019-20 2,688
-84
1,749
59
337
59
2020-21 2,340
-348
1,490
-12
325
-12
2021-22 2,202
-138
1,652
22
347
22
2022-23 1,970
-232
1,561
4
351
4
Average 2,849 1,968 333
Central College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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