Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Hillsdale

At Hillsdale College, the average acceptance rate over the past 8 years is 37.76%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 20.58%. Hillsdale's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Hillsdale College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 47.33%, and the 2023 yield is 62.32%. The number of Hillsdale applicants decreased by 0.77% (23 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 37.76%, and this year's acceptance rate is 20.58% at Hillsdale College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 37.47% and women students' rate is 38.04%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Hillsdale College than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Hillsdale College over the past 8 years (2015-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2015-16	50.03%	49.51%	50.53%
2016-17	45.19% -4.84%	44.23% -4.42%	46.11% -4.42%
2017-18	41.49% -3.70%	40.57% -3.66%	42.45% -3.66%
2018-19	35.99% -5.50%	37.49% -8.01%	34.44% -8.01%
2019-20	48.27% 12.28%	47.62% 14.53%	48.97% 14.53%
2020-21	36.48% -11.80%	36.16% -12.16%	36.80% -12.16%
2021-22	24.01% -12.46%	22.98% -11.77%	25.03% -11.77%
2022-23	20.58% -3.43%	21.21% -5.02%	20.01% -5.02%
Average	37.76%	37.47%	38.04%

Hillsdale College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 8 years is 47.33% where the current academic year yield is 62.32%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Hillsdale College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	39.78%	39.78%	39.79%
2016-17	43.14% 3.35%	43.54% 2.97%	42.76% 2.97%
2017-18	43.11% -0.03%	43.02% 0.42%	43.19% 0.42%
2018-19	42.89% -0.21%	43.47% -1.74%	41.44% -1.74%
2019-20	44.60% 1.71%	45.38% 2.36%	43.80% 2.36%
2020-21	46.91% 2.30%	49.04% 0.98%	44.78% 0.98%
2021-22	55.91% 9.01%	56.14% 11.19%	55.97% 11.19%
2022-23	62.32% 6.41%	62.09% 6.57%	62.54% 6.57%
Average	47.33%	47.81%	46.78%

Hillsdale College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,210, the average number of admitted is 787, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 367. The number of Hillsdale applicants decreased by 0.77% (23 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Hillsdale College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2015-16	1,859	930	370
2016-17	1,934 75	874 7	377 7
2017-18	2,080 146	863 -5	372 -5
2018-19	2,209 129	795 -31	341 -31
2019-20	1,593 -616	769 2	343 2
2020-21	1,993 400	727 -2	341 -2
2021-22	2,994 1,001	719 61	402 61
2022-23	3,017 23	621 -15	387 -15
Average	2,210	787	367

Hillsdale College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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