Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Dominican

At Dominican University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.67%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 89.53%. Dominican's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Dominican University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.02%, and the 2023 yield is 13.10%. The number of Dominican applicants increased by 33.08% (1,272 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.67%, and this year's acceptance rate is 89.53% at Dominican University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 65.24% and women students' rate is 68.82%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Dominican University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	57.10%	53.62%	58.68%
2013-14	59.97% 2.86%	58.23% 2.13%	60.81% 2.13%
2014-15	60.67% 0.71%	60.44% -0.02%	60.78% -0.02%
2015-16	62.77% 2.10%	61.95% 2.40%	63.19% 2.40%
2016-17	63.73% 0.95%	62.11% 1.31%	64.49% 1.31%
2017-18	64.98% 1.25%	62.56% 1.67%	66.16% 1.67%
2018-19	63.79% -1.19%	55.65% 1.45%	67.61% 1.45%
2019-20	64.34% 0.56%	64.45% -3.33%	64.29% -3.33%
2020-21	76.46% 12.12%	75.09% 12.85%	77.14% 12.85%
2021-22	80.99% 4.53%	77.04% 5.87%	83.01% 5.87%
2022-23	89.53% 8.54%	86.49% 7.90%	90.91% 7.90%
Average	67.67%	65.24%	68.82%

Dominican University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.02% where the current academic year yield is 13.10%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	23.27%	25.44%	22.37%
2013-14	23.67% 0.40%	27.37% -0.42%	21.95% -0.42%
2014-15	21.12% -2.55%	24.41% -2.40%	19.55% -2.40%
2015-16	18.53% -2.59%	20.05% -1.77%	17.78% -1.77%
2016-17	17.00% -1.53%	18.18% -1.32%	16.47% -1.32%
2017-18	14.45% -2.56%	16.77% -3.09%	13.37% -3.09%
2018-19	14.56% 0.11%	16.69% 0.36%	13.74% 0.36%
2019-20	12.55% -2.01%	12.91% -1.37%	12.37% -1.37%
2020-21	14.01% 1.45%	12.83% 2.20%	14.57% 2.20%
2021-22	15.00% 0.99%	14.96% 0.44%	15.02% 0.44%
2022-23	13.10% -1.90%	12.60% -1.70%	13.31% -1.70%
Average	17.02%	18.38%	16.41%

Dominican University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,271, the average number of admitted is 2,917, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 472. The number of Dominican applicants increased by 33.08% (1,272 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	3,056	1,745	406
2013-14	3,502 446	2,100 91	497 91
2014-15	3,692 190	2,240 -24	473 -24
2015-16	4,161 469	2,612 11	484 11
2016-17	4,568 407	2,911 11	495 11
2017-18	4,697 129	3,052 -54	441 -54
2018-19	4,813 116	3,070 6	447 6
2019-20	5,188 375	3,338 -28	419 -28
2020-21	4,342 -846	3,320 46	465 46
2021-22	3,845 -497	3,114 2	467 2
2022-23	5,117 1,272	4,581 133	600 133
Average	4,271	2,917	472

Dominican University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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