Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Mount Mercy

At Mount Mercy University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 66.91%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 75.27%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Mount Mercy University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.24%, and the 2023 yield is 18.97%. The number of Mount Mercy applicants increased by 22.77% (291 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.91%, and this year's acceptance rate is 75.27% at Mount Mercy University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 62.22% and women students' rate is 69.06%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Mount Mercy University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	69.74%	61.15%	72.77%
2013-14	68.45% -1.29%	62.50% -2.17%	70.60% -2.17%
2014-15	56.83% -11.62%	57.07% -13.86%	56.75% -13.86%
2015-16	60.65% 3.82%	56.72% 5.61%	62.35% 5.61%
2016-17	61.88% 1.23%	58.78% 0.89%	63.24% 0.89%
2017-18	57.24% -4.64%	48.51% -1.37%	61.87% -1.37%
2018-19	62.81% 5.57%	57.47% 3.38%	65.25% 3.38%
2019-20	65.99% 3.18%	64.95% 1.24%	66.50% 1.24%
2020-21	76.21% 10.22%	71.46% 12.17%	78.66% 12.17%
2021-22	80.99% 4.78%	75.93% 4.39%	83.06% 4.39%
2022-23	75.27% -5.72%	69.85% -4.46%	78.60% -4.46%
Average	66.91%	62.22%	69.06%

Mount Mercy University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.24% where the current academic year yield is 18.97%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42.59%	48.24%	40.91%
2013-14	41.51% -1.08%	44.44% -0.34%	40.57% -0.34%
2014-15	33.92% -7.59%	30.28% -5.25%	35.31% -5.25%
2015-16	34.97% 1.05%	32.11% 0.78%	36.10% 0.78%
2016-17	30.24% -4.73%	33.33% -7.12%	28.98% -7.12%
2017-18	28.66% -1.58%	32.65% -1.98%	26.99% -1.98%
2018-19	27.12% -1.54%	27.17% 0.10%	27.10% 0.10%
2019-20	28.22% 1.10%	28.17% 1.14%	28.24% 1.14%
2020-21	25.45% -2.77%	28.98% -4.45%	23.79% -4.45%
2021-22	20.97% -4.49%	27.08% -4.81%	18.98% -4.81%
2022-23	18.97% -2.00%	24.46% -3.01%	15.97% -3.01%
Average	30.24%	32.45%	29.36%

Mount Mercy University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,110, the average number of admitted is 746, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 208. The number of Mount Mercy applicants increased by 22.77% (291 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	532	371	158
2013-14	542 10	371 -4	154 -4
2014-15	695 153	395 -20	134 -20
2015-16	1,108 413	672 101	235 101
2016-17	1,288 180	797 6	241 6
2017-18	1,457 169	834 -2	239 -2
2018-19	1,409 -48	885 1	240 1
2019-20	1,176 -233	776 -21	219 -21
2020-21	1,160 -16	884 6	225 6
2021-22	1,278 118	1,035 -8	217 -8
2022-23	1,569 291	1,181 7	224 7
Average	1,110	746	208

Mount Mercy University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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