Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Central State

At Central State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 50.64%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 88.83%. Central State's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Central State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 15.20%, and the 2023 yield is 18.12%. The number of Central State applicants decreased by -52.44% (4,205 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 50.64%, and this year's acceptance rate is 88.83% at Central State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 47.07% and women students' rate is 52.68%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Central State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	36.73%	32.84%	39.19%
2013-14	33.28% -3.44%	31.52% -4.76%	34.43% -4.76%
2014-15	37.72% 4.44%	36.01% 4.49%	38.91% 4.49%
2015-16	39.50% 1.78%	36.71% 2.56%	41.47% 2.56%
2016-17	42.01% 2.52%	40.93% 1.25%	42.72% 1.25%
2017-18	48.01% 6.00%	41.11% 9.15%	51.87% 9.15%
2018-19	57.08% 9.06%	51.35% 8.11%	59.97% 8.11%
2019-20	56.79% -0.29%	50.31% 0.13%	60.11% 0.13%
2020-21	58.04% 1.25%	52.10% 0.80%	60.91% 0.80%
2021-22	59.00% 0.96%	54.01% 0.09%	61.00% 0.09%
2022-23	88.83% 29.83%	90.84% 27.93%	88.92% 27.93%
Average	50.64%	47.07%	52.68%

Central State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.20% where the current academic year yield is 18.12%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	17.96%	23.27%	15.14%
2013-14	17.67% -0.29%	22.77% -0.51%	14.63% -0.51%
2014-15	18.06% 0.39%	21.77% 1.03%	15.66% 1.03%
2015-16	20.21% 2.15%	23.43% 2.53%	18.19% 2.53%
2016-17	19.68% -0.53%	22.29% -0.14%	18.04% -0.14%
2017-18	11.05% -8.63%	14.16% -8.37%	9.67% -8.37%
2018-19	11.23% 0.18%	13.62% 0.53%	10.20% 0.53%
2019-20	8.17% -3.06%	9.64% -2.65%	7.55% -2.65%
2020-21	8.00% -0.18%	9.44% -0.15%	7.40% -0.15%
2021-22	16.99% 9.00%	21.02% 7.60%	15.00% 7.60%
2022-23	18.12% 1.13%	26.09% -0.02%	14.98% -0.02%
Average	15.20%	18.86%	13.31%

Central State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,689, the average number of admitted is 4,370, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 589. The number of Central State applicants decreased by -52.44% (4,205 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	7,959	2,923	525
2013-14	7,142 -817	2,377 -105	420 -105
2014-15	5,944 -1,198	2,242 -15	405 -15
2015-16	6,502 558	2,568 114	519 114
2016-17	7,669 1,167	3,222 115	634 115
2017-18	12,517 4,848	6,010 30	664 30
2018-19	12,353 -164	7,051 128	792 128
2019-20	13,464 1,111	7,646 -167	625 -167
2020-21	10,191 -3,273	5,915 -152	473 -152
2021-22	8,019 -2,172	4,731 331	804 331
2022-23	3,814 -4,205	3,388 -190	614 -190
Average	8,689	4,370	589

Central State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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