How Elon's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.32%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.46% at Elon University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.48% and women students' rate is 62.12%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Elon University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	51.68%	59.74%	47.41%
2013-14	53.98% 2.29%	64.07% 1.36%	48.77% 1.36%
2014-15	53.93% -0.04%	63.91% 0.08%	48.85% 0.08%
2015-16	57.20% 3.26%	69.83% 1.53%	50.38% 1.53%
2016-17	60.44% 3.24%	74.16% 3.17%	53.55% 3.17%
2017-18	66.53% 6.09%	75.78% 8.16%	61.72% 8.16%
2018-19	72.14% 5.61%	77.23% 7.71%	69.43% 7.71%
2019-20	78.44% 6.30%	79.89% 8.22%	77.65% 8.22%
2020-21	71.70% -6.73%	72.66% -6.50%	71.15% -6.50%
2021-22	78.00% 6.30%	76.00% 7.85%	79.00% 7.85%
2022-23	74.46% -3.54%	73.02% -3.65%	75.35% -3.65%
Average	65.32%	71.48%	62.12%

Elon University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.59% where the current academic year yield is 12.95%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	26.92%	27.26%	26.69%
2013-14	27.45% 0.53%	26.98% 1.07%	27.76% 1.07%
2014-15	26.60% -0.85%	25.59% -0.52%	27.24% -0.52%
2015-16	25.98% -0.62%	25.55% -0.94%	26.30% -0.94%
2016-17	25.45% -0.53%	24.86% -0.45%	25.85% -0.45%
2017-18	24.57% -0.88%	24.70% -1.37%	24.49% -1.37%
2018-19	21.94% -2.63%	23.60% -3.53%	20.95% -3.53%
2019-20	20.14% -1.79%	21.19% -1.40%	19.55% -1.40%
2020-21	14.46% -5.68%	15.84% -5.91%	13.64% -5.91%
2021-22	11.00% -3.46%	13.01% -2.64%	11.00% -2.64%
2022-23	12.95% 1.95%	14.24% 1.17%	12.17% 1.17%
Average	21.59%	22.08%	21.42%

Elon University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 12,048, the average number of admitted is 8,054, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,565. The number of Elon applicants decreased by -1.59% (283 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	10,241	5,293	1,425
2013-14	9,949 -292	5,370 49	1,474 49
2014-15	10,443 494	5,632 24	1,498 24
2015-16	10,256 -187	5,866 26	1,524 26
2016-17	10,098 -158	6,103 29	1,553 29
2017-18	9,623 -475	6,402 20	1,573 20
2018-19	10,729 1,106	7,740 125	1,698 125
2019-20	10,500 -229	8,236 -39	1,659 -39
2020-21	15,306 4,806	10,975 -72	1,587 -72
2021-22	17,834 2,528	13,911 -57	1,530 -57
2022-23	17,551 -283	13,069 162	1,692 162
Average	12,048	8,054	1,565

Elon University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Elon

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes