How Salem's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.93%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.49% at Salem College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 8.18% and women students' rate is 67.01%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Salem College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	60.74%	0.00%	60.74%
2013-14	58.20% -2.55%	0.00% -2.55%	58.20% -2.55%
2014-15	59.85% 1.65%	0.00% 1.65%	59.85% 1.65%
2015-16	62.24% 2.39%	0.00% 2.39%	62.24% 2.39%
2016-17	56.84% -5.39%	0.00% -5.39%	56.84% -5.39%
2017-18	56.84% 0.00%	0.00% 0.00%	56.84% 0.00%
2018-19	39.47% -17.37%	30.00% -17.24%	39.60% -17.24%
2019-20	79.95% 40.48%	0.00% 40.35%	79.95% 40.35%
2020-21	84.63% 4.68%	0.00% 5.35%	85.30% 5.35%
2021-22	89.98% 5.35%	0.00% 4.68%	89.98% 4.68%
2022-23	87.49% -2.49%	60.00% -2.37%	87.61% -2.37%
Average	66.93%	8.18%	67.01%

Salem College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 26.16% where the current academic year yield is 8.97%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	33.99%	0.00%	33.99%
2013-14	35.01% 1.02%	0.00% 1.02%	35.01% 1.02%
2014-15	36.51% 1.50%	0.00% 1.50%	36.51% 1.50%
2015-16	33.27% -3.24%	0.00% -3.59%	32.92% -3.59%
2016-17	34.34% 1.07%	0.00% 1.43%	34.34% 1.43%
2017-18	27.44% -6.90%	0.00% -6.90%	27.44% -6.90%
2018-19	34.56% 7.12%	0.00% 7.47%	34.92% 7.47%
2019-20	16.37% -18.20%	0.00% -18.55%	16.37% -18.55%
2020-21	16.40% 0.03%	0.00% 0.05%	16.42% 0.05%
2021-22	10.90% -5.49%	0.00% -5.51%	10.90% -5.51%
2022-23	8.97% -1.93%	0.00% -1.90%	9.00% -1.90%
Average	26.16%	0.00%	26.17%

Salem College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 882, the average number of admitted is 587, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 143. The number of Salem applicants increased by 141.96% (680 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	833	506	172
2013-14	854 21	497 2	174 2
2014-15	929 75	556 29	203 29
2015-16	903 -26	562 -16	187 -16
2016-17	1,045 142	594 17	204 17
2017-18	1,045 0	594 -41	163 -41
2018-19	755 -290	298 -60	103 -60
2019-20	833 78	666 6	109 6
2020-21	872 39	738 12	121 12
2021-22	479 -393	431 -74	47 -74
2022-23	1,159 680	1,014 44	91 44
Average	882	587	143

Salem College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Salem

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes