Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Chapman

At Chapman University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 54.02%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 72.52%. Chapman's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Chapman University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.25%, and the 2023 yield is 20.91%. The number of Chapman applicants decreased by -9.33% (1,408 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 54.02%, and this year's acceptance rate is 72.52% at Chapman University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 52.75% and women students' rate is 54.81%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Chapman University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	43.59%	43.68%	43.53%
2013-14	44.71% 1.12%	44.86% 1.08%	44.61% 1.08%
2014-15	47.04% 2.33%	48.39% 1.65%	46.26% 1.65%
2015-16	47.58% 0.54%	46.90% 1.71%	47.98% 1.71%
2016-17	54.03% 6.45%	53.05% 6.63%	54.60% 6.63%
2017-18	57.24% 3.22%	55.33% 3.86%	58.46% 3.86%
2018-19	53.56% -3.68%	50.97% -3.23%	55.23% -3.23%
2019-20	55.65% 2.09%	53.89% 1.52%	56.75% 1.52%
2020-21	58.26% 2.61%	57.10% 2.22%	58.98% 2.22%
2021-22	60.00% 1.74%	57.00% 3.02%	62.00% 3.02%
2022-23	72.52% 12.52%	69.08% 12.53%	74.53% 12.53%
Average	54.02%	52.75%	54.81%

Chapman University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.25% where the current academic year yield is 20.91%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	27.95%	27.54%	28.22%
2013-14	24.54% -3.41%	24.53% -3.67%	24.54% -3.67%
2014-15	24.17% -0.37%	24.74% -0.71%	23.83% -0.71%
2015-16	21.93% -2.25%	22.33% -2.14%	21.69% -2.14%
2016-17	21.54% -0.39%	22.47% -0.68%	21.01% -0.68%
2017-18	22.50% 0.96%	23.61% 0.82%	21.83% 0.82%
2018-19	21.83% -0.67%	21.75% 0.04%	21.87% 0.04%
2019-20	22.26% 0.43%	22.36% 0.32%	22.20% 0.32%
2020-21	19.10% -3.16%	19.74% -3.47%	18.72% -3.47%
2021-22	18.00% -1.10%	19.01% -0.72%	18.00% -0.72%
2022-23	20.91% 2.91%	21.08% 2.82%	20.82% 2.82%
Average	22.25%	22.65%	22.07%

Chapman University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 13,265, the average number of admitted is 7,229, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,575. The number of Chapman applicants decreased by -9.33% (1,408 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	10,489	4,572	1,278
2013-14	11,750 1,261	5,253 11	1,289 11
2014-15	12,507 757	5,883 133	1,422 133
2015-16	13,670 1,163	6,504 4	1,426 4
2016-17	12,821 -849	6,927 66	1,492 66
2017-18	13,170 349	7,539 204	1,696 204
2018-19	14,198 1,028	7,605 -36	1,660 -36
2019-20	14,273 75	7,943 108	1,768 108
2020-21	14,252 -21	8,303 -182	1,586 -182
2021-22	15,098 846	9,059 45	1,631 45
2022-23	13,690 -1,408	9,928 445	2,076 445
Average	13,265	7,229	1,575

Chapman University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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