Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Colby

At Colby College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 17.24%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 7.61%. Colby College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 36.68%, and the 2023 yield is 52.33%. The number of Colby applicants increased by 6.51% (1,033 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 17.24%, and this year's acceptance rate is 7.61% at Colby College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 16.75% and women students' rate is 17.68%. Colby College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	28.94%	27.68%	30.03%
2013-14	26.04% -2.90%	24.74% -2.82%	27.21% -2.82%
2014-15	28.05% 2.01%	25.86% 2.84%	30.04% 2.84%
2015-16	22.52% -5.53%	22.04% -7.10%	22.95% -7.10%
2016-17	18.71% -3.81%	18.99% -4.46%	18.49% -4.46%
2017-18	15.79% -2.92%	16.19% -3.05%	15.43% -3.05%
2018-19	13.06% -2.73%	12.30% -1.70%	13.73% -1.70%
2019-20	9.67% -3.39%	9.31% -3.75%	9.99% -3.75%
2020-21	10.27% 0.60%	10.48% 0.11%	10.10% 0.11%
2021-22	9.00% -1.27%	9.00% -1.10%	9.00% -1.10%
2022-23	7.61% -1.39%	7.71% -1.46%	7.54% -1.46%
Average	17.24%	16.75%	17.68%

Colby College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 36.68% where the current academic year yield is 52.33%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32.50%	33.63%	31.60%
2013-14	34.30% 1.81%	38.45% -0.68%	30.93% -0.68%
2014-15	33.24% -1.06%	35.33% 0.68%	31.60% 0.68%
2015-16	29.71% -3.53%	31.68% -3.57%	28.03% -3.57%
2016-17	27.72% -1.99%	27.84% -0.42%	27.61% -0.42%
2017-18	31.24% 3.52%	32.08% 2.84%	30.45% 2.84%
2018-19	36.07% 4.83%	38.68% 3.55%	34.00% 3.55%
2019-20	39.73% 3.66%	41.27% 4.49%	38.49% 4.49%
2020-21	39.58% -0.15%	43.11% -2.01%	36.48% -2.01%
2021-22	47.02% 7.44%	46.95% 11.49%	47.97% 11.49%
2022-23	52.33% 5.31%	55.50% 1.75%	49.72% 1.75%
Average	36.68%	38.59%	35.17%

Colby College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 10,634, the average number of admitted is 1,523, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 549. The number of Colby applicants increased by 6.51% (1,033 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	5,241	1,517	493
2013-14	5,407 166	1,408 -10	483 -10
2014-15	5,148 -259	1,444 -3	480 -3
2015-16	7,593 2,445	1,710 28	508 28
2016-17	9,833 2,240	1,840 2	510 2
2017-18	11,190 1,357	1,767 42	552 42
2018-19	12,313 1,123	1,608 28	580 28
2019-20	13,584 1,271	1,314 -58	522 -58
2020-21	13,922 338	1,430 44	566 44
2021-22	15,857 1,935	1,427 105	671 105
2022-23	16,890 1,033	1,286 2	673 2
Average	10,634	1,523	549

Colby College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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