How JMU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.02%, and this year's acceptance rate is 78.31% at James Madison University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.43% and women students' rate is 76.88%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into James Madison University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	61.33%	54.94%	65.94%
2013-14	63.56% 2.23%	57.89% 1.56%	67.49% 1.56%
2014-15	65.73% 2.18%	59.11% 2.89%	70.38% 2.89%
2015-16	72.57% 6.84%	67.43% 5.66%	76.04% 5.66%
2016-17	72.13% -0.45%	66.90% -0.33%	75.71% -0.33%
2017-18	75.20% 3.07%	68.34% 4.14%	79.85% 4.14%
2018-19	71.13% -4.06%	64.58% -4.22%	75.63% -4.22%
2019-20	76.75% 5.62%	71.28% 4.81%	80.43% 4.81%
2020-21	80.49% 3.74%	76.03% 3.01%	83.44% 3.01%
2021-22	86.00% 5.51%	82.00% 5.56%	89.00% 5.56%
2022-23	78.31% -7.69%	73.28% -7.24%	81.76% -7.24%
Average	73.02%	67.43%	76.88%

James Madison University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.07% where the current academic year yield is 20.21%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	29.40%	30.18%	28.92%
2013-14	30.05% 0.65%	31.74% 0.12%	29.04% 0.12%
2014-15	29.44% -0.61%	30.73% -0.36%	28.68% -0.36%
2015-16	28.33% -1.11%	29.58% -1.10%	27.58% -1.10%
2016-17	29.32% 0.99%	30.73% 0.88%	28.46% 0.88%
2017-18	29.43% 0.11%	32.52% -0.83%	27.63% -0.83%
2018-19	27.58% -1.85%	30.75% -1.92%	25.71% -1.92%
2019-20	24.62% -2.95%	27.13% -2.58%	23.13% -2.58%
2020-21	23.40% -1.23%	24.72% -0.53%	22.60% -0.53%
2021-22	26.00% 2.60%	31.00% 0.40%	23.00% 0.40%
2022-23	20.21% -5.79%	23.24% -4.59%	18.41% -4.59%
Average	27.07%	29.30%	25.74%

James Madison University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 23,086, the average number of admitted is 16,892, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,491. The number of JMU applicants increased by 45.10% (9,551 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	22,349	13,706	4,029
2013-14	22,648 299	14,394 296	4,325 296
2014-15	22,550 -98	14,823 39	4,364 39
2015-16	21,439 -1,111	15,559 44	4,408 44
2016-17	21,304 -135	15,366 97	4,505 97
2017-18	21,100 -204	15,867 164	4,669 164
2018-19	23,149 2,049	16,467 -128	4,541 -128
2019-20	23,579 430	18,098 -85	4,456 -85
2020-21	23,922 343	19,255 49	4,505 49
2021-22	21,176 -2,746	18,211 230	4,735 230
2022-23	30,727 9,551	24,062 128	4,863 128
Average	23,086	16,892	4,491

James Madison University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at JMU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes