How Ferris State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.83%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.88% at Ferris State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.99% and women students' rate is 81.11%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	70.94%	69.50%	72.05%
2013-14	75.90% 4.96%	74.24% 5.11%	77.16% 5.11%
2014-15	78.42% 2.52%	76.68% 2.59%	79.75% 2.59%
2015-16	78.18% -0.24%	75.73% 0.29%	80.04% 0.29%
2016-17	77.69% -0.49%	74.68% -0.19%	79.85% -0.19%
2017-18	74.16% -3.53%	72.47% -4.43%	75.42% -4.43%
2018-19	80.90% 6.74%	80.34% 5.86%	81.28% 5.86%
2019-20	86.64% 5.74%	85.96% 5.82%	87.10% 5.82%
2020-21	82.46% -4.18%	80.02% -3.08%	84.03% -3.08%
2021-22	85.00% 2.54%	83.01% 1.97%	86.00% 1.97%
2022-23	87.88% 2.88%	85.30% 3.48%	89.48% 3.48%
Average	79.83%	77.99%	81.11%

Ferris State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.91% where the current academic year yield is 16.23%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	31.82%	35.78%	28.90%
2013-14	24.66% -7.16%	28.41% -6.98%	21.92% -6.98%
2014-15	24.29% -0.37%	28.02% -0.37%	21.55% -0.37%
2015-16	24.43% 0.14%	28.49% -0.04%	21.52% -0.04%
2016-17	21.64% -2.79%	25.64% -2.56%	18.96% -2.56%
2017-18	24.75% 3.11%	28.83% 2.87%	21.83% 2.87%
2018-19	22.62% -2.13%	26.31% -1.66%	20.16% -1.66%
2019-20	23.80% 1.18%	28.17% 0.70%	20.87% 0.70%
2020-21	21.76% -2.04%	26.64% -2.08%	18.78% -2.08%
2021-22	16.00% -5.77%	21.00% -5.79%	13.00% -5.79%
2022-23	16.23% 0.23%	19.34% 1.40%	14.39% 1.40%
Average	22.91%	26.96%	20.17%

Ferris State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 10,223, the average number of admitted is 8,171, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,839. The number of Ferris State applicants increased by 16.68% (1,748 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	9,457	6,709	2,135
2013-14	10,718 1,261	8,135 -129	2,006 -129
2014-15	10,426 -292	8,176 -20	1,986 -20
2015-16	10,297 -129	8,050 -19	1,967 -19
2016-17	10,883 586	8,455 -137	1,830 -137
2017-18	9,926 -957	7,361 -8	1,822 -8
2018-19	10,284 358	8,320 60	1,882 60
2019-20	9,175 -1,109	7,949 10	1,892 10
2020-21	8,581 -594	7,076 -352	1,540 -352
2021-22	10,480 1,899	8,908 -115	1,425 -115
2022-23	12,228 1,748	10,746 319	1,744 319
Average	10,223	8,171	1,839

Ferris State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Ferris State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes