How Longwood's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.70%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.79% at Longwood University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.42% and women students' rate is 84.80%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Longwood University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	77.61%	73.57%	79.72%
2013-14	81.36% 3.75%	79.21% 2.82%	82.54% 2.82%
2014-15	72.92% -8.44%	70.00% -8.20%	74.34% -8.20%
2015-16	78.90% 5.99%	74.86% 6.56%	80.91% 6.56%
2016-17	73.95% -4.95%	68.26% -4.12%	76.79% -4.12%
2017-18	91.83% 17.88%	92.76% 14.59%	91.38% 14.59%
2018-19	89.13% -2.70%	87.53% -1.48%	89.90% -1.48%
2019-20	89.89% 0.76%	89.26% 0.26%	90.16% 0.26%
2020-21	87.34% -2.55%	86.24% -2.28%	87.87% -2.28%
2021-22	90.00% 2.65%	87.01% 3.13%	91.01% 3.13%
2022-23	87.79% -2.21%	86.94% -2.79%	88.22% -2.79%
Average	83.70%	81.42%	84.80%

Longwood University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.46% where the current academic year yield is 14.97%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	31.91%	33.17%	31.30%
2013-14	33.68% 1.77%	32.20% 3.16%	34.46% 3.16%
2014-15	32.94% -0.74%	34.91% -2.44%	32.02% -2.44%
2015-16	27.84% -5.09%	25.81% -3.25%	28.77% -3.25%
2016-17	24.32% -3.52%	27.67% -5.93%	22.84% -5.93%
2017-18	23.53% -0.79%	24.57% 0.17%	23.01% 0.17%
2018-19	21.89% -1.64%	21.71% -1.04%	21.97% -1.04%
2019-20	20.06% -1.83%	20.00% -1.88%	20.09% -1.88%
2020-21	13.95% -6.12%	12.77% -5.58%	14.50% -5.58%
2021-22	13.00% -0.95%	13.00% -0.51%	13.99% -0.51%
2022-23	14.97% 1.97%	13.28% 1.83%	15.82% 1.83%
Average	23.46%	23.55%	23.52%

Longwood University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,093, the average number of admitted is 4,284, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 946. The number of Longwood applicants decreased by 1.09% (65 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	4,167	3,234	1,032
2013-14	4,055 -112	3,299 79	1,111 79
2014-15	4,593 538	3,349 -8	1,103 -8
2015-16	4,716 123	3,721 -67	1,036 -67
2016-17	5,282 566	3,906 -86	950 -86
2017-18	4,873 -409	4,475 103	1,053 103
2018-19	5,162 289	4,601 -46	1,007 -46
2019-20	4,431 -731	3,983 -208	799 -208
2020-21	6,724 2,293	5,873 20	819 20
2021-22	5,977 -747	5,379 -120	699 -120
2022-23	6,042 65	5,304 95	794 95
Average	5,093	4,284	946

Longwood University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Longwood

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes