Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Columbia

At Columbia College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 87.12%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 98.12%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 27.23%, and the 2023 yield is 8.90%. The number of Columbia applicants increased by 70.27% (898 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.12%, and this year's acceptance rate is 98.12% at Columbia College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 34.77% and women students' rate is 87.13%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	64.64%	0.00%	64.64%
2013-14	64.99% 0.35%	0.00% 0.35%	64.99% 0.35%
2014-15	79.05% 14.06%	0.00% 14.06%	79.05% 14.06%
2015-16	89.13% 10.08%	0.00% 10.08%	89.13% 10.08%
2016-17	87.07% -2.05%	0.00% -2.05%	87.07% -2.05%
2017-18	86.82% -0.25%	0.00% -0.25%	86.82% -0.25%
2018-19	95.90% 9.08%	0.00% 9.08%	95.90% 9.08%
2019-20	96.57% 0.68%	100.00% 0.67%	96.56% 0.67%
2020-21	97.07% 0.50%	84.62% 0.72%	97.28% 0.72%
2021-22	98.98% 1.91%	99.13% 1.76%	99.05% 1.76%
2022-23	98.12% -0.87%	98.71% -1.11%	97.94% -1.11%
Average	87.12%	34.77%	87.13%

Columbia College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.23% where the current academic year yield is 8.90%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37.68%	0.00%	37.68%
2013-14	43.10% 5.42%	0.00% 5.42%	43.10% 5.42%
2014-15	40.96% -2.13%	0.00% -2.13%	40.96% -2.13%
2015-16	40.31% -0.66%	0.00% -0.66%	40.31% -0.66%
2016-17	31.88% -8.43%	0.00% -8.43%	31.88% -8.43%
2017-18	20.94% -10.94%	0.00% -10.94%	20.94% -10.94%
2018-19	19.14% -1.80%	0.00% -1.80%	19.14% -1.80%
2019-20	22.31% 3.16%	100.00% 2.87%	22.01% 2.87%
2020-21	17.30% -5.01%	45.45% -5.12%	16.89% -5.12%
2021-22	17.00% -0.30%	22.91% -1.87%	15.01% -1.87%
2022-23	8.90% -8.10%	11.74% -6.83%	8.18% -6.83%
Average	27.23%	16.37%	26.92%

Columbia College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 864, the average number of admitted is 782, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 165. The number of Columbia applicants increased by 70.27% (898 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	772	499	188
2013-14	457 -315	297 -60	128 -60
2014-15	420 -37	332 8	136 8
2015-16	515 95	459 49	185 49
2016-17	526 11	458 -39	146 -39
2017-18	880 354	764 14	160 14
2018-19	877 -3	841 1	161 1
2019-20	817 -60	789 15	176 15
2020-21	786 -31	763 -44	132 -44
2021-22	1,278 492	1,265 83	215 83
2022-23	2,176 898	2,135 -25	190 -25
Average	864	782	165

Columbia College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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