How Saint Cloud State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 86.78%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.28% at Saint Cloud State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 84.67% and women students' rate is 88.61%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	89.66%	87.82%	91.30%
2013-14	86.91% -2.75%	83.81% -1.73%	89.57% -1.73%
2014-15	82.19% -4.72%	78.66% -4.33%	85.24% -4.33%
2015-16	86.20% 4.01%	82.57% 3.83%	89.07% 3.83%
2016-17	85.09% -1.11%	82.93% -2.27%	86.80% -2.27%
2017-18	85.78% 0.69%	84.09% 0.34%	87.14% 0.34%
2018-19	86.21% 0.42%	84.06% 0.79%	87.93% 0.79%
2019-20	90.04% 3.84%	88.58% 3.26%	91.19% 3.26%
2020-21	73.22% -16.82%	70.62% -16.03%	75.17% -16.03%
2021-22	93.99% 20.77%	93.03% 20.83%	95.99% 20.83%
2022-23	95.28% 1.29%	95.23% -0.67%	95.33% -0.67%
Average	86.78%	84.67%	88.61%

Saint Cloud State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.92% where the current academic year yield is 16.82%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37.09%	39.08%	35.38%
2013-14	34.76% -2.33%	35.74% -1.42%	33.96% -1.42%
2014-15	34.47% -0.29%	36.07% -0.77%	33.19% -0.77%
2015-16	35.37% 0.90%	39.04% -0.50%	32.69% -0.50%
2016-17	30.24% -5.13%	31.85% -3.67%	29.02% -3.67%
2017-18	27.54% -2.70%	29.02% -2.62%	26.39% -2.62%
2018-19	27.70% 0.16%	28.26% 0.87%	27.27% 0.87%
2019-20	26.57% -1.13%	28.97% -2.53%	24.73% -2.53%
2020-21	26.58% 0.01%	29.80% -0.41%	24.33% -0.41%
2021-22	21.01% -5.57%	24.01% -6.33%	18.00% -6.33%
2022-23	16.82% -4.19%	16.01% -0.47%	17.53% -0.47%
Average	28.92%	30.71%	27.50%

Saint Cloud State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,608, the average number of admitted is 4,850, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,420. The number of Saint Cloud State applicants increased by 13.77% (582 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	5,747	5,153	1,911
2013-14	5,638 -109	4,900 -208	1,703 -208
2014-15	5,941 303	4,883 -20	1,683 -20
2015-16	6,110 169	5,267 180	1,863 180
2016-17	6,988 878	5,946 -65	1,798 -65
2017-18	6,387 -601	5,479 -289	1,509 -289
2018-19	5,415 -972	4,668 -216	1,293 -216
2019-20	5,171 -244	4,656 -56	1,237 -56
2020-21	5,251 80	3,845 -215	1,022 -215
2021-22	4,228 -1,023	3,974 -187	835 -187
2022-23	4,810 582	4,583 -64	771 -64
Average	5,608	4,850	1,420

Saint Cloud State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Saint Cloud State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes