Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Queens College

At CUNY Queens College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 46.59%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 69.48%. Queens College's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 10 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into CUNY Queens College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 19.74%, and the 2023 yield is 15.05%. The number of Queens College applicants increased by 2.51% (547 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 46.59%, and this year's acceptance rate is 69.48% at CUNY Queens College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 44.71% and women students' rate is 48.06%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into CUNY Queens College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	30.69%	30.48%	30.86%
2013-14	37.02% 6.33%	36.91% 6.24%	37.10% 6.24%
2014-15	39.82% 2.81%	39.32% 3.14%	40.24% 3.14%
2015-16	40.44% 0.62%	40.00% 0.55%	40.79% 0.55%
2016-17	41.34% 0.90%	41.03% 0.79%	41.59% 0.79%
2017-18	42.73% 1.40%	41.10% 2.61%	44.20% 2.61%
2018-19	47.65% 4.91%	46.16% 4.79%	48.99% 4.79%
2019-20	48.79% 1.14%	46.94% 1.30%	50.28% 1.30%
2020-21	53.49% 4.70%	50.97% 5.20%	55.48% 5.20%
2021-22	61.00% 7.51%	55.00% 9.52%	65.00% 9.52%
2022-23	69.48% 8.48%	63.87% 9.17%	74.17% 9.17%
Average	46.59%	44.71%	48.06%

CUNY Queens College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.74% where the current academic year yield is 15.05%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	25.13%	24.78%	25.41%
2013-14	20.57% -4.56%	20.29% -4.61%	20.79% -4.61%
2014-15	21.20% 0.63%	22.75% -0.85%	19.95% -0.85%
2015-16	20.77% -0.43%	21.58% 0.19%	20.13% 0.19%
2016-17	19.75% -1.02%	20.73% -1.19%	18.94% -1.19%
2017-18	21.52% 1.77%	22.71% 1.59%	20.53% 1.59%
2018-19	21.73% 0.21%	23.49% -0.30%	20.23% -0.30%
2019-20	19.13% -2.60%	21.00% -2.51%	17.73% -2.51%
2020-21	16.26% -2.87%	17.42% -2.31%	15.42% -2.31%
2021-22	16.00% -0.26%	20.01% -2.42%	13.00% -2.42%
2022-23	15.05% -0.95%	17.74% 0.27%	13.27% 0.27%
Average	19.74%	21.14%	18.67%

CUNY Queens College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 20,331, the average number of admitted is 9,647, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,822. The number of Queens College applicants increased by 2.51% (547 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	18,722	5,746	1,444
2013-14	19,032 310	7,045 5	1,449 5
2014-15	18,289 -743	7,283 95	1,544 95
2015-16	18,416 127	7,447 3	1,547 3
2016-17	18,142 -274	7,499 -66	1,481 -66
2017-18	18,180 38	7,769 191	1,672 191
2018-19	18,862 682	8,987 281	1,953 281
2019-20	24,277 5,415	11,845 313	2,266 313
2020-21	25,621 1,344	13,704 -38	2,228 -38
2021-22	21,777 -3,844	13,284 -103	2,125 -103
2022-23	22,324 547	15,510 209	2,334 209
Average	20,331	9,647	1,822

CUNY Queens College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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