How OU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.67%, and this year's acceptance rate is 90.05% at Oakland University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 79.90% and women students' rate is 79.58%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	62.14%	61.26%	62.71%
2013-14	66.00% 3.87%	66.01% 3.29%	66.00% 3.29%
2014-15	67.00% 1.00%	66.04% 2.23%	68.23% 2.23%
2015-16	80.39% 13.39%	81.00% 11.75%	79.98% 11.75%
2016-17	86.35% 5.96%	85.65% 6.80%	86.78% 6.80%
2017-18	84.41% -1.94%	84.95% -2.71%	84.07% -2.71%
2018-19	83.91% -0.51%	84.72% -0.64%	83.43% -0.64%
2019-20	83.05% -0.86%	84.50% -1.23%	82.19% -1.23%
2020-21	81.10% -1.95%	83.94% -2.70%	79.49% -2.70%
2021-22	92.00% 10.89%	91.01% 12.51%	92.00% 12.51%
2022-23	90.05% -1.94%	89.80% -1.54%	90.46% -1.54%
Average	79.67%	79.90%	79.58%

Oakland University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.48% where the current academic year yield is 21.16%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32.63%	33.25%	32.24%
2013-14	32.38% -0.25%	34.71% -1.46%	30.78% -1.46%
2014-15	30.49% -1.90%	33.01% -1.68%	29.10% -1.68%
2015-16	33.21% 2.72%	36.39% 1.98%	31.08% 1.98%
2016-17	28.12% -5.09%	30.97% -4.72%	26.36% -4.72%
2017-18	28.26% 0.14%	31.06% 0.11%	26.47% 0.11%
2018-19	26.14% -2.12%	29.03% -2.06%	24.41% -2.06%
2019-20	25.81% -0.33%	28.25% -0.08%	24.32% -0.08%
2020-21	23.10% -2.71%	25.44% -2.63%	21.69% -2.63%
2021-22	21.00% -2.09%	24.99% -3.69%	18.00% -3.69%
2022-23	21.16% 0.15%	24.95% 1.89%	19.89% 1.89%
Average	27.48%	30.19%	25.85%

Oakland University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,491, the average number of admitted is 9,109, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,469. The number of OU applicants increased by 4.37% (465 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	12,152	7,551	2,464
2013-14	12,019 -133	7,933 105	2,569 105
2014-15	12,528 509	8,394 -10	2,559 -10
2015-16	10,162 -2,366	8,169 154	2,713 154
2016-17	10,688 526	9,229 -118	2,595 -118
2017-18	10,296 -392	8,691 -139	2,456 -139
2018-19	12,309 2,013	10,328 244	2,700 244
2019-20	12,443 134	10,334 -33	2,667 -33
2020-21	12,054 -389	9,776 -409	2,258 -409
2021-22	10,645 -1,409	9,793 -201	2,057 -201
2022-23	11,110 465	10,005 60	2,117 60
Average	11,491	9,109	2,469

Oakland University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at OU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes