Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at RBC

At Richard Bland College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 58.59%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 79.09%. RBC's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Richard Bland College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 49.38%, and the 2023 yield is 31.65%. The number of RBC applicants decreased by -46.76% (1,386 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 58.59%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.09% at Richard Bland College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 55.48% and women students' rate is 60.72%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Richard Bland College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	71.46%	61.13%	78.62%
2013-14	55.72% -15.74%	50.57% -19.29%	59.33% -19.29%
2014-15	52.88% -2.84%	47.47% -2.61%	56.72% -2.61%
2015-16	59.99% 7.11%	60.23% 3.07%	59.80% 3.07%
2016-17	42.32% -17.67%	37.45% -13.79%	46.01% -13.79%
2017-18	32.92% -9.41%	31.33% -11.82%	34.19% -11.82%
2018-19	57.65% 24.73%	54.82% 25.27%	59.46% 25.27%
2019-20	49.55% -8.10%	48.66% -9.32%	50.14% -9.32%
2020-21	70.93% 21.38%	67.89% 22.56%	72.71% 22.56%
2021-22	72.00% 1.07%	71.98% -0.70%	72.01% -0.70%
2022-23	79.09% 7.09%	78.76% 6.97%	78.98% 6.97%
Average	58.59%	55.48%	60.72%

Richard Bland College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 49.38% where the current academic year yield is 31.65%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Richard Bland College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	68.66%	66.23%	69.98%
2013-14	71.55% 2.89%	72.07% 1.26%	71.24% 1.26%
2014-15	58.76% -12.79%	60.38% -13.44%	57.79% -13.44%
2015-16	47.37% -11.39%	45.95% -9.28%	48.51% -9.28%
2016-17	54.45% 7.09%	60.00% 2.53%	51.04% 2.53%
2017-18	62.10% 7.65%	62.04% 11.10%	62.14% 11.10%
2018-19	32.26% -29.84%	33.00% -30.32%	31.82% -30.32%
2019-20	38.43% 6.17%	42.07% 4.26%	36.08% 4.26%
2020-21	33.99% -4.44%	33.65% -1.90%	34.17% -1.90%
2021-22	44.00% 10.01%	41.03% 11.81%	45.98% 11.81%
2022-23	31.65% -12.35%	33.14% -15.56%	30.42% -15.56%
Average	49.38%	49.96%	49.01%

Richard Bland College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,986, the average number of admitted is 1,147, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 525. The number of RBC applicants decreased by -46.76% (1,386 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	911	651	447
2013-14	1,066 155	594 -22	425 -22
2014-15	1,857 791	982 152	577 152
2015-16	2,122 265	1,273 26	603 26
2016-17	2,573 451	1,089 -10	593 -10
2017-18	1,996 -577	657 -185	408 -185
2018-19	2,366 370	1,364 32	440 32
2019-20	2,337 -29	1,158 5	445 5
2020-21	2,074 -263	1,471 55	500 55
2021-22	2,964 890	2,134 439	939 439
2022-23	1,578 -1,386	1,248 -544	395 -544
Average	1,986	1,147	525

Richard Bland College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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