Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Harding

At Harding University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 71.06%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 45.12%. Harding's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 4 years. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Harding University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Harding University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 63.33%, and the 2023 yield is 78.86%. The number of Harding applicants increased by 2.45% (54 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.06%, and this year's acceptance rate is 45.12% at Harding University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.53% and women students' rate is 70.78%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Harding University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Harding University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	74.65%	74.05%	75.13%
2013-14	76.28% 1.64%	78.04% -0.17%	74.96% -0.17%
2014-15	99.12% 22.83%	98.98% 24.26%	99.22% 24.26%
2015-16	99.20% 0.08%	99.40% -0.17%	99.05% -0.17%
2016-17	70.18% -29.02%	70.21% -28.88%	70.17% -28.88%
2017-18	72.12% 1.94%	71.51% 2.43%	72.60% 2.43%
2018-19	74.62% 2.50%	76.07% 0.85%	73.45% 0.85%
2019-20	61.34% -13.28%	62.66% -13.12%	60.33% -13.12%
2020-21	55.07% -6.28%	55.27% -5.41%	54.92% -5.41%
2021-22	54.00% -1.07%	55.03% -0.94%	53.98% -0.94%
2022-23	45.12% -8.88%	45.56% -9.20%	44.78% -9.20%
Average	71.06%	71.53%	70.78%

Harding University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 63.33% where the current academic year yield is 78.86%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	55.27%	54.90%	55.57%
2013-14	62.60% 7.32%	63.25% 6.52%	62.08% 6.52%
2014-15	47.44% -15.15%	47.79% -14.91%	47.17% -14.91%
2015-16	66.53% 19.09%	69.65% 16.89%	64.06% 16.89%
2016-17	65.49% -1.04%	65.49% 1.42%	65.49% 1.42%
2017-18	64.77% -0.72%	64.41% -0.44%	65.05% -0.44%
2018-19	59.60% -5.17%	60.15% -5.92%	59.13% -5.92%
2019-20	71.47% 11.87%	70.00% 13.51%	72.64% 13.51%
2020-21	61.63% -9.83%	65.06% -13.40%	59.24% -13.40%
2021-22	62.96% 1.33%	65.04% 2.74%	61.99% 2.74%
2022-23	78.86% 15.90%	80.49% 15.60%	77.58% 15.60%
Average	63.33%	64.20%	62.73%

Harding University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,099, the average number of admitted is 1,477, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 913. The number of Harding applicants increased by 2.45% (54 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,477	1,849	1,022
2013-14	2,180 -297	1,663 19	1,041 19
2014-15	2,269 89	2,249 26	1,067 26
2015-16	1,503 -766	1,491 -75	992 -75
2016-17	2,217 714	1,556 27	1,019 27
2017-18	2,023 -194	1,459 -74	945 -74
2018-19	1,927 -96	1,438 -88	857 -88
2019-20	1,834 -93	1,125 -53	804 -53
2020-21	2,201 367	1,212 -57	747 -57
2021-22	2,200 -1	1,188 1	748 1
2022-23	2,254 54	1,017 54	802 54
Average	2,099	1,477	913

Harding University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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