How Marshall's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.05%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.88% at Marshall University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 86.28% and women students' rate is 87.60%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	73.21%	79.68%	68.93%
2013-14	78.68% 5.47%	75.34% 12.37%	81.29% 12.37%
2014-15	76.53% -2.15%	74.70% -3.35%	77.94% -3.35%
2015-16	87.90% 11.38%	85.73% 11.53%	89.48% 11.53%
2016-17	89.43% 1.52%	88.41% 0.65%	90.13% 0.65%
2017-18	90.19% 0.76%	88.04% 1.55%	91.68% 1.55%
2018-19	90.62% 0.42%	89.03% 0.14%	91.82% 0.14%
2019-20	86.89% -3.73%	85.53% -3.94%	87.88% -3.94%
2020-21	89.25% 2.37%	89.18% 1.42%	89.30% 1.42%
2021-22	98.00% 8.75%	96.98% 8.70%	98.00% 8.70%
2022-23	96.88% -1.12%	96.49% -0.84%	97.16% -0.84%
Average	87.05%	86.28%	87.60%

Marshall University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 46.89% where the current academic year yield is 25.24%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	70.00%	71.71%	68.69%
2013-14	82.39% 12.39%	82.58% 13.57%	82.26% 13.57%
2014-15	84.35% 1.95%	84.89% 1.68%	83.94% 1.68%
2015-16	44.31% -40.03%	44.62% -39.84%	44.10% -39.84%
2016-17	43.19% -1.13%	45.21% -2.27%	41.83% -2.27%
2017-18	39.73% -3.46%	42.52% -3.96%	37.88% -3.96%
2018-19	37.20% -2.53%	37.55% -0.93%	36.94% -0.93%
2019-20	31.56% -5.64%	31.58% -5.39%	31.55% -5.39%
2020-21	28.82% -2.74%	29.21% -2.99%	28.56% -2.99%
2021-22	29.00% 0.18%	30.00% -0.54%	28.01% -0.54%
2022-23	25.24% -3.76%	26.92% -3.93%	24.08% -3.93%
Average	46.89%	47.89%	46.17%

Marshall University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,945, the average number of admitted is 4,379, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,777. The number of Marshall applicants increased by 13.46% (754 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	3,729	2,730	1,911
2013-14	2,866 -863	2,255 -53	1,858 -53
2014-15	2,863 -3	2,191 -10	1,848 -10
2015-16	4,911 2,048	4,317 65	1,913 65
2016-17	4,891 -20	4,374 -24	1,889 -24
2017-18	5,026 135	4,533 -88	1,801 -88
2018-19	4,987 -39	4,519 -120	1,681 -120
2019-20	6,451 1,464	5,605 88	1,769 88
2020-21	6,718 267	5,996 -41	1,728 -41
2021-22	5,602 -1,116	5,490 -136	1,592 -136
2022-23	6,356 754	6,158 -38	1,554 -38
Average	4,945	4,379	1,777

Marshall University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Marshall

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes