How Penn State World Campus's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 46.15%, and this year's acceptance rate is 81.68% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 46.77% and women students' rate is 45.56%.

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	57.34%	55.66%	59.29%
2013-14	71.38% 14.04%	69.78% 13.70%	72.99% 13.70%
2014-15	58.08% -13.30%	61.12% -18.12%	54.88% -18.12%
2015-16	60.62% 2.55%	59.62% 6.79%	61.66% 6.79%
2016-17	57.53% -3.10%	61.08% -7.65%	54.01% -7.65%
2017-18	66.79% 9.26%	65.82% 13.79%	67.80% 13.79%
2018-19	54.26% -12.52%	59.00% -18.21%	49.59% -18.21%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	81.68% -	82.42% -	80.99% -
Average	46.15%	46.77%	45.56%

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.29% where the current academic year yield is 42.71%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	50.55%	47.46%	53.92%
2013-14	39.59% -10.96%	37.80% -12.58%	41.33% -12.58%
2014-15	51.05% 11.45%	45.58% 16.10%	57.44% 16.10%
2015-16	51.47% 0.42%	52.20% -6.70%	50.73% -6.70%
2016-17	36.41% -15.05%	33.33% -10.87%	39.86% -10.87%
2017-18	8.41% -28.01%	9.07% -32.12%	7.74% -32.12%
2018-19	41.95% 33.55%	40.43% 36.01%	43.75% 36.01%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	42.71% -	47.20% -	38.88% -
Average	29.29%	28.46%	30.33%

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,121, the average number of admitted is 720, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 202.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	790	453	229
2013-14	828 38	591 5	234 5
2014-15	904 76	525 34	268 34
2015-16	1,125 221	682 83	351 83
2016-17	1,561 436	898 -24	327 -24
2017-18	5,308 3,747	3,545 -29	298 -29
2018-19	962 -4,346	522 -79	219 -79
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	857 -	700 -	299 -
Average	1,121	720	202

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Penn State World Campus

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes