Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Oglethorpe

At Oglethorpe University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 71.06%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 70.99%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Oglethorpe University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.31%, and the 2023 yield is 21.26%. The number of Oglethorpe applicants increased by 23.67% (539 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.06%, and this year's acceptance rate is 70.99% at Oglethorpe University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.51% and women students' rate is 70.94%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Oglethorpe University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	82.67%	83.53%	82.21%
2013-14	55.76% -26.91%	56.19% -26.69%	55.52% -26.69%
2014-15	78.23% 22.47%	80.52% 21.62%	77.14% 21.62%
2015-16	78.47% 0.24%	80.38% 0.41%	77.56% 0.41%
2016-17	80.40% 1.93%	80.42% 2.83%	80.39% 2.83%
2017-18	58.04% -22.37%	57.98% -22.32%	58.07% -22.32%
2018-19	61.64% 3.61%	65.71% 1.08%	59.15% 1.08%
2019-20	67.55% 5.91%	68.10% 8.10%	67.25% 8.10%
2020-21	66.93% -0.62%	67.10% -0.41%	66.84% -0.41%
2021-22	80.98% 14.05%	78.04% 16.13%	82.97% 16.13%
2022-23	70.99% -10.00%	68.65% -9.68%	73.29% -9.68%
Average	71.06%	71.51%	70.94%

Oglethorpe University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.31% where the current academic year yield is 21.26%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	13.60%	16.06%	12.29%
2013-14	11.49% -2.11%	14.81% -2.63%	9.66% -2.63%
2014-15	12.78% 1.30%	15.16% 1.94%	11.60% 1.94%
2015-16	15.01% 2.23%	17.02% 2.42%	14.02% 2.42%
2016-17	24.52% 9.51%	27.17% 8.81%	22.83% 8.81%
2017-18	26.66% 2.13%	27.31% 3.43%	26.25% 3.43%
2018-19	24.23% -2.43%	26.91% -3.85%	22.40% -3.85%
2019-20	25.51% 1.28%	26.05% 2.80%	25.20% 2.80%
2020-21	26.36% 0.85%	27.05% 0.78%	25.98% 0.78%
2021-22	22.02% -4.34%	22.99% -4.96%	21.01% -4.96%
2022-23	21.26% -0.76%	24.80% -0.07%	20.94% -0.07%
Average	20.31%	22.30%	19.29%

Oglethorpe University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,569, the average number of admitted is 1,801, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 346. The number of Oglethorpe applicants increased by 23.67% (539 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,464	2,037	277
2013-14	4,403 1,939	2,455 5	282 5
2014-15	2,770 -1,633	2,167 -5	277 -5
2015-16	2,768 -2	2,172 49	326 49
2016-17	1,689 -1,079	1,358 7	333 7
2017-18	2,159 470	1,253 1	334 1
2018-19	2,203 44	1,358 -5	329 -5
2019-20	2,327 124	1,572 72	401 72
2020-21	2,386 59	1,597 20	421 20
2021-22	2,277 -109	1,844 -15	406 -15
2022-23	2,816 539	1,999 19	425 19
Average	2,569	1,801	346

Oglethorpe University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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