Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lincoln

At Lincoln University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 68.61%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 80.61%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.14%, and the 2023 yield is 7.43%. The number of Lincoln applicants increased by 89.45% (3,163 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.61%, and this year's acceptance rate is 80.61% at Lincoln University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.50% and women students' rate is 70.76%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	25.01%	23.56%	25.89%
2013-14	61.33% 36.32%	59.72% 36.39%	62.28% 36.39%
2014-15	27.16% -34.16%	24.91% -33.83%	28.45% -33.83%
2015-16	91.38% 64.22%	89.30% 64.08%	92.52% 64.08%
2016-17	87.14% -4.24%	83.53% -3.51%	89.02% -3.51%
2017-18	79.68% -7.46%	77.90% -8.47%	80.55% -8.47%
2018-19	49.27% -30.40%	43.45% -28.38%	52.17% -28.38%
2019-20	82.77% 33.50%	75.41% 34.05%	86.22% 34.05%
2020-21	90.34% 7.57%	84.54% 6.38%	92.60% 6.38%
2021-22	80.01% -10.33%	72.03% -7.61%	85.00% -7.61%
2022-23	80.61% 0.60%	75.19% -1.29%	83.70% -1.29%
Average	68.61%	64.50%	70.76%

Lincoln University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.14% where the current academic year yield is 7.43%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	24.52%	40.35%	15.83%
2013-14	22.55% -1.97%	25.03% 5.30%	21.14% 5.30%
2014-15	22.62% 0.07%	25.05% 0.27%	21.41% 0.27%
2015-16	15.11% -7.51%	16.25% -6.91%	14.49% -6.91%
2016-17	16.38% 1.28%	17.35% 1.41%	15.91% 1.41%
2017-18	23.23% 6.85%	22.83% 7.52%	23.43% 7.52%
2018-19	14.80% -8.43%	18.10% -9.98%	13.44% -9.98%
2019-20	12.14% -2.67%	14.10% -2.10%	11.34% -2.10%
2020-21	12.78% 0.64%	13.38% 1.23%	12.57% 1.23%
2021-22	17.00% 4.22%	14.95% 5.42%	17.99% 5.42%
2022-23	7.43% -9.58%	8.74% -11.02%	6.97% -11.02%
Average	17.14%	19.65%	15.86%

Lincoln University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,561, the average number of admitted is 2,986, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 459. The number of Lincoln applicants increased by 89.45% (3,163 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	5,202	1,301	319
2013-14	3,240 -1,962	1,987 129	448 129
2014-15	5,176 1,936	1,406 -130	318 -130
2015-16	3,318 -1,858	3,032 140	458 140
2016-17	3,685 367	3,211 68	526 68
2017-18	3,587 -98	2,858 138	664 138
2018-19	7,430 3,843	3,661 -122	542 -122
2019-20	4,429 -3,001	3,666 -97	445 -97
2020-21	3,871 -558	3,497 2	447 2
2021-22	3,536 -335	2,829 34	481 34
2022-23	6,699 3,163	5,400 -80	401 -80
Average	4,561	2,986	459

Lincoln University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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