Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Samford

At Samford University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.55%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 83.26%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 28.10%, and the 2023 yield is 26.97%. The number of Samford applicants increased by 2.85% (120 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.55%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.26% at Samford University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.47% and women students' rate is 85.10%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Samford University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 75.63% 70.53% 78.43%
2013-14 76.97%
1.34%
73.43%
0.61%
79.04%
0.61%
2014-15 81.91%
4.94%
79.39%
4.12%
83.16%
4.12%
2015-16 93.30%
11.40%
92.17%
10.72%
93.88%
10.72%
2016-17 91.38%
-1.92%
90.61%
-2.12%
91.76%
-2.12%
2017-18 83.19%
-8.19%
80.82%
-7.39%
84.37%
-7.39%
2018-19 82.08%
-1.11%
78.73%
-0.55%
83.82%
-0.55%
2019-20 83.31%
1.23%
78.71%
1.79%
85.61%
1.79%
2020-21 83.99%
0.69%
80.75%
-0.02%
85.59%
-0.02%
2021-22 83.99%
0.00%
80.99%
-0.61%
84.98%
-0.61%
2022-23 83.26%
-0.73%
79.01%
0.46%
85.45%
0.46%
Average 83.55% 80.47% 85.10%
Samford University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.10% where the current academic year yield is 26.97%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Samford University from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 29.10% 31.34% 27.99%
2013-14 28.84%
-0.26%
28.50%
1.03%
29.02%
1.03%
2014-15 26.79%
-2.05%
28.13%
-2.87%
26.15%
-2.87%
2015-16 27.70%
0.91%
29.22%
0.79%
26.94%
0.79%
2016-17 29.09%
1.39%
28.75%
2.31%
29.25%
2.31%
2017-18 27.05%
-2.04%
27.16%
-2.25%
27.00%
-2.25%
2018-19 30.05%
3.00%
30.08%
3.04%
30.04%
3.04%
2019-20 27.65%
-2.40%
27.14%
-2.16%
27.88%
-2.16%
2020-21 29.90%
2.25%
30.62%
1.68%
29.56%
1.68%
2021-22 26.00%
-3.89%
28.00%
-4.57%
24.99%
-4.57%
2022-23 26.97%
0.97%
24.85%
2.99%
27.98%
2.99%
Average 28.10% 28.53% 27.89%
Samford University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,696, the average number of admitted is 3,087, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 866. The number of Samford applicants increased by 2.85% (120 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Samford University from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 3,217 2,433 708
2013-14 3,447
230
2,653
57
765
57
2014-15 3,327
-120
2,725
-35
730
-35
2015-16 3,196
-131
2,982
96
826
96
2016-17 3,446
250
3,149
90
916
90
2017-18 3,808
362
3,168
-59
857
-59
2018-19 3,884
76
3,188
101
958
101
2019-20 3,912
28
3,259
-57
901
-57
2020-21 3,867
-45
3,248
70
971
70
2021-22 4,217
350
3,542
-50
921
-50
2022-23 4,337
120
3,611
53
974
53
Average 3,696 3,087 866
Samford University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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