Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at DU

At Denison University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 38.29%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 21.96%. DU's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 8 years. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Denison University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.99%, and the 2023 yield is 25.45%. The number of DU applicants increased by 28.46% (2,707 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 38.29%, and this year's acceptance rate is 21.96% at Denison University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 36.67% and women students' rate is 39.78%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Denison University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	49.51%	46.34%	52.10%
2013-14	45.97% -3.53%	42.91% -3.76%	48.35% -3.76%
2014-15	55.53% 9.55%	47.27% 15.19%	63.54% 15.19%
2015-16	47.89% -7.64%	43.79% -12.27%	51.27% -12.27%
2016-17	43.61% -4.28%	42.02% -6.44%	44.83% -6.44%
2017-18	37.24% -6.37%	36.55% -7.05%	37.77% -7.05%
2018-19	33.91% -3.33%	33.56% -3.57%	34.20% -3.57%
2019-20	29.39% -4.52%	30.57% -5.77%	28.44% -5.77%
2020-21	28.17% -1.22%	29.23% -1.17%	27.27% -1.17%
2021-22	28.00% -0.17%	29.01% 0.73%	28.00% 0.73%
2022-23	21.96% -6.04%	22.08% -6.13%	21.87% -6.13%
Average	38.29%	36.67%	39.78%

Denison University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.99% where the current academic year yield is 25.45%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	26.71%	26.08%	27.17%
2013-14	26.54% -0.17%	29.04% -2.34%	24.83% -2.34%
2014-15	24.55% -1.99%	26.44% -1.65%	23.18% -1.65%
2015-16	21.60% -2.95%	24.05% -3.31%	19.87% -3.31%
2016-17	21.33% -0.27%	23.42% -0.04%	19.83% -0.04%
2017-18	21.97% 0.65%	22.28% 1.92%	21.74% 1.92%
2018-19	23.98% 2.01%	25.81% 0.73%	22.47% 0.73%
2019-20	24.13% 0.15%	26.20% -0.15%	22.33% -0.15%
2020-21	23.65% -0.48%	23.86% 1.13%	23.46% 1.13%
2021-22	23.99% 0.34%	25.96% -0.43%	23.02% -0.43%
2022-23	25.45% 1.46%	26.76% 1.33%	24.35% 1.33%
Average	23.99%	25.45%	22.93%

Denison University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,472, the average number of admitted is 2,635, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 629. The number of DU applicants increased by 28.46% (2,707 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	4,757	2,355	629
2013-14	4,770 13	2,193 -47	582 -47
2014-15	4,468 -302	2,481 27	609 27
2015-16	6,110 1,642	2,926 23	632 23
2016-17	6,881 771	3,001 8	640 8
2017-18	7,540 659	2,808 -23	617 -23
2018-19	8,042 502	2,727 37	654 37
2019-20	8,812 770	2,590 -29	625 -29
2020-21	9,079 267	2,558 -20	605 -20
2021-22	9,513 434	2,664 34	639 34
2022-23	12,220 2,707	2,684 44	683 44
Average	7,472	2,635	629

Denison University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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