Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lewis

At Lewis University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 61.94%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 74.06%. Lewis's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 5 years.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.80%, and the 2023 yield is 17.21%. The number of Lewis applicants increased by 10.09% (435 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 61.94%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.06% at Lewis University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 61.38% and women students' rate is 62.41%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Lewis University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 55.94% 54.68% 56.79%
2013-14 55.87%
-0.07%
54.23%
0.25%
57.04%
0.25%
2014-15 61.91%
6.04%
59.64%
6.43%
63.47%
6.43%
2015-16 61.84%
-0.07%
61.40%
-1.32%
62.15%
-1.32%
2016-17 59.19%
-2.65%
58.98%
-2.82%
59.33%
-2.82%
2017-18 53.83%
-5.36%
54.44%
-5.90%
53.43%
-5.90%
2018-19 57.76%
3.93%
58.03%
4.16%
57.59%
4.16%
2019-20 63.90%
6.14%
64.74%
5.75%
63.33%
5.75%
2020-21 66.06%
2.15%
66.47%
2.46%
65.80%
2.46%
2021-22 71.00%
4.95%
68.99%
7.20%
73.00%
7.20%
2022-23 74.06%
3.06%
73.56%
1.58%
74.58%
1.58%
Average 61.94% 61.38% 62.41%
Lewis University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.80% where the current academic year yield is 17.21%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Lewis University from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 21.61% 25.16% 19.33%
2013-14 22.87%
1.26%
25.68%
1.65%
20.98%
1.65%
2014-15 20.77%
-2.10%
21.89%
-0.93%
20.05%
-0.93%
2015-16 19.82%
-0.95%
22.86%
-2.38%
17.66%
-2.38%
2016-17 17.50%
-2.32%
21.99%
-3.20%
14.47%
-3.20%
2017-18 20.77%
3.27%
24.57%
3.80%
18.27%
3.80%
2018-19 19.00%
-1.77%
23.52%
-2.24%
16.03%
-2.24%
2019-20 14.98%
-4.02%
18.46%
-3.47%
12.56%
-3.47%
2020-21 14.30%
-0.68%
18.35%
-0.88%
11.69%
-0.88%
2021-22 18.00%
3.70%
20.99%
4.33%
16.01%
4.33%
2022-23 17.21%
-0.79%
18.83%
-0.42%
15.59%
-0.42%
Average 18.80% 22.03% 16.60%
Lewis University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,657, the average number of admitted is 3,489, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 647. The number of Lewis applicants increased by 10.09% (435 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Lewis University from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 5,568 3,115 673
2013-14 5,432
-136
3,035
21
694
21
2014-15 5,786
354
3,582
50
744
50
2015-16 5,728
-58
3,542
-42
702
-42
2016-17 6,199
471
3,669
-60
642
-60
2017-18 5,447
-752
2,932
-33
609
-33
2018-19 5,876
429
3,394
36
645
36
2019-20 6,674
798
4,265
-6
639
-6
2020-21 6,458
-216
4,266
-29
610
-29
2021-22 4,311
-2,147
3,061
-59
551
-59
2022-23 4,746
435
3,515
54
605
54
Average 5,657 3,489 647
Lewis University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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