How San Francisco State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.79%, and this year's acceptance rate is 94.20% at San Francisco State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.49% and women students' rate is 75.19%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	65.02%	61.77%	67.04%
2013-14	63.79% -1.23%	60.76% -1.37%	65.67% -1.37%
2014-15	65.97% 2.18%	62.52% 2.45%	68.12% 2.45%
2015-16	67.88% 1.91%	64.19% 2.03%	70.14% 2.03%
2016-17	68.20% 0.32%	64.91% 0.10%	70.25% 0.10%
2017-18	70.46% 2.26%	68.69% 1.29%	71.54% 1.29%
2018-19	71.76% 1.29%	70.19% 1.21%	72.75% 1.21%
2019-20	67.30% -4.45%	67.55% -5.60%	67.15% -5.60%
2020-21	84.09% 16.79%	82.02% 18.24%	85.39% 18.24%
2021-22	93.00% 8.91%	91.00% 8.61%	94.00% 8.61%
2022-23	94.20% 1.20%	92.83% 1.08%	95.08% 1.08%
Average	73.79%	71.49%	75.19%

San Francisco State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.66% where the current academic year yield is 11.84%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18.07%	18.53%	17.81%
2013-14	18.97% 0.89%	20.24% 0.43%	18.24% 0.43%
2014-15	17.80% -1.17%	19.63% -1.48%	16.76% -1.48%
2015-16	17.94% 0.13%	19.57% 0.25%	17.02% 0.25%
2016-17	14.74% -3.19%	16.45% -3.25%	13.76% -3.25%
2017-18	17.77% 3.03%	18.50% 3.58%	17.34% 3.58%
2018-19	16.78% -0.99%	17.80% -1.19%	16.15% -1.19%
2019-20	15.85% -0.93%	16.92% -0.98%	15.17% -0.98%
2020-21	10.51% -5.34%	11.19% -5.07%	10.11% -5.07%
2021-22	12.00% 1.49%	13.01% 1.90%	12.00% 1.90%
2022-23	11.84% -0.16%	12.92% -0.84%	11.16% -0.84%
Average	15.66%	16.80%	15.05%

San Francisco State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 32,615, the average number of admitted is 23,901, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,685. The number of San Francisco State applicants increased by 7.76% (2,155 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	30,096	19,569	3,537
2013-14	31,462 1,366	20,070 270	3,807 270
2014-15	31,963 501	21,087 -53	3,754 -53
2015-16	35,122 3,159	23,841 522	4,276 522
2016-17	36,223 1,101	24,704 -634	3,642 -634
2017-18	34,524 -1,699	24,327 681	4,323 681
2018-19	35,606 1,082	25,550 -36	4,287 -36
2019-20	34,629 -977	23,307 -593	3,694 -593
2020-21	31,430 -3,199	26,431 -915	2,779 -915
2021-22	27,777 -3,653	25,833 321	3,100 321
2022-23	29,932 2,155	28,195 239	3,339 239
Average	32,615	23,901	3,685

San Francisco State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at San Francisco State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes