How MSU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.18%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.95% at Michigan State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.70% and women students' rate is 75.54%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	70.56%	67.67%	73.29%
2013-14	68.65% -1.91%	65.09% -1.25%	72.04% -1.25%
2014-15	66.09% -2.56%	62.55% -2.50%	69.54% -2.50%
2015-16	66.28% 0.19%	62.41% 0.47%	70.02% 0.47%
2016-17	65.74% -0.54%	62.86% -1.47%	68.54% -1.47%
2017-18	71.55% 5.80%	69.73% 4.78%	73.32% 4.78%
2018-19	77.68% 6.13%	75.89% 6.00%	79.32% 6.00%
2019-20	71.12% -6.55%	69.28% -6.47%	72.84% -6.47%
2020-21	76.31% 5.19%	74.47% 5.14%	77.98% 5.14%
2021-22	83.00% 6.69%	81.00% 7.02%	85.00% 7.02%
2022-23	87.95% 4.95%	86.74% 4.01%	89.01% 4.01%
Average	73.18%	70.70%	75.54%

Michigan State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 31.14% where the current academic year yield is 20.95%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.17%	41.04%	37.54%
2013-14	37.30% -1.87%	39.21% -1.88%	35.66% -1.88%
2014-15	36.70% -0.61%	37.45% 0.38%	36.04% 0.38%
2015-16	34.93% -1.77%	35.38% -1.50%	34.54% -1.50%
2016-17	33.24% -1.69%	33.75% -1.76%	32.78% -1.76%
2017-18	32.35% -0.89%	32.78% -0.82%	31.96% -0.82%
2018-19	33.76% 1.41%	34.48% 1.17%	33.13% 1.17%
2019-20	27.92% -5.84%	28.69% -5.90%	27.23% -5.90%
2020-21	24.20% -3.72%	23.93% -2.79%	24.44% -2.79%
2021-22	22.00% -2.20%	23.00% -3.44%	21.00% -3.44%
2022-23	20.95% -1.05%	21.83% -0.80%	20.20% -0.80%
Average	31.14%	31.96%	30.41%

Michigan State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 39,153, the average number of admitted is 29,058, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 8,559. The number of MSU applicants increased by 5.35% (2,711 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	30,224	21,327	8,354
2013-14	31,479 1,255	21,610 -293	8,061 -293
2014-15	33,211 1,732	21,950 -6	8,055 -6
2015-16	35,300 2,089	23,397 118	8,173 118
2016-17	37,480 2,180	24,641 17	8,190 17
2017-18	36,143 -1,337	25,860 176	8,366 176
2018-19	33,129 -3,014	25,733 322	8,688 322
2019-20	44,322 11,193	31,522 113	8,801 113
2020-21	45,426 1,104	34,663 -412	8,389 -412
2021-22	50,630 5,204	42,023 856	9,245 856
2022-23	53,341 2,711	46,914 584	9,829 584
Average	39,153	29,058	8,559

Michigan State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at MSU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes