How CWU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.28%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.49% at Central Washington University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.69% and women students' rate is 85.69%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Central Washington University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	80.17%	77.25%	82.63%
2013-14	82.16% 1.99%	79.15% 2.10%	84.73% 2.10%
2014-15	86.46% 4.30%	84.70% 3.24%	87.97% 3.24%
2015-16	81.62% -4.84%	79.72% -4.71%	83.26% -4.71%
2016-17	79.71% -1.91%	77.83% -2.03%	81.24% -2.03%
2017-18	86.34% 6.63%	85.21% 6.03%	87.27% 6.03%
2018-19	78.16% -8.18%	77.76% -8.80%	78.47% -8.80%
2019-20	84.92% 6.76%	82.99% 7.91%	86.38% 7.91%
2020-21	85.99% 1.07%	84.67% 0.52%	86.90% 0.52%
2021-22	88.00% 2.01%	87.00% 3.11%	90.00% 3.11%
2022-23	93.49% 5.49%	93.28% 3.68%	93.68% 3.68%
Average	84.28%	82.69%	85.69%

Central Washington University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.60% where the current academic year yield is 23.53%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.61%	42.36%	37.44%
2013-14	40.56% 0.95%	43.55% 0.73%	38.17% 0.73%
2014-15	38.27% -2.30%	41.21% -2.36%	35.82% -2.36%
2015-16	41.25% 2.98%	44.80% 2.47%	38.29% 2.47%
2016-17	33.05% -8.20%	35.97% -7.52%	30.77% -7.52%
2017-18	28.74% -4.31%	31.56% -4.29%	26.49% -4.29%
2018-19	28.29% -0.44%	32.55% -1.35%	25.14% -1.35%
2019-20	23.22% -5.08%	26.77% -4.49%	20.65% -4.49%
2020-21	15.11% -8.11%	18.02% -7.48%	13.16% -7.48%
2021-22	13.99% -1.11%	18.01% -1.16%	12.00% -1.16%
2022-23	23.53% 9.54%	27.19% 9.03%	21.03% 9.03%
Average	29.60%	32.91%	27.18%

Central Washington University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,777, the average number of admitted is 6,572, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,717. The number of CWU applicants decreased by -40.48% (4,358 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	4,528	3,630	1,438
2013-14	4,507 -21	3,703 64	1,502 64
2014-15	4,120 -387	3,562 -139	1,363 -139
2015-16	4,934 814	4,027 298	1,661 298
2016-17	7,255 2,321	5,783 250	1,911 250
2017-18	8,597 1,342	7,423 222	2,133 222
2018-19	10,148 1,551	7,932 111	2,244 111
2019-20	11,017 869	9,356 -72	2,172 -72
2020-21	13,263 2,246	11,405 -449	1,723 -449
2021-22	10,767 -2,496	9,475 -397	1,326 -397
2022-23	6,409 -4,358	5,992 84	1,410 84
Average	7,777	6,572	1,717

Central Washington University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CWU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes