Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SPU

At Seattle Pacific University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 86.26%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 90.71%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.02%, and the 2023 yield is 15.23%. The number of SPU applicants decreased by -10.64% (464 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 86.26%, and this year's acceptance rate is 90.71% at Seattle Pacific University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 84.94% and women students' rate is 86.77%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Seattle Pacific University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 79.49% 78.56% 79.92%
2013-14 72.14%
-7.35%
70.14%
-6.88%
73.04%
-6.88%
2014-15 83.40%
11.27%
82.17%
10.89%
83.92%
10.89%
2015-16 81.61%
-1.79%
82.78%
-2.76%
81.16%
-2.76%
2016-17 87.28%
5.67%
85.80%
6.69%
87.85%
6.69%
2017-18 90.87%
3.59%
90.17%
3.31%
91.16%
3.31%
2018-19 90.08%
-0.80%
87.77%
-0.12%
91.05%
-0.12%
2019-20 90.61%
0.53%
88.76%
0.29%
91.33%
0.29%
2020-21 90.62%
0.01%
88.06%
0.28%
91.61%
0.28%
2021-22 91.99%
1.37%
91.01%
0.40%
92.01%
0.40%
2022-23 90.71%
-1.29%
89.11%
-0.59%
91.43%
-0.59%
Average 86.26% 84.94% 86.77%
Seattle Pacific University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.02% where the current academic year yield is 15.23%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Seattle Pacific University from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 21.63% 21.96% 21.49%
2013-14 20.59%
-1.05%
21.82%
-1.43%
20.05%
-1.43%
2014-15 18.47%
-2.12%
17.73%
-1.28%
18.77%
-1.28%
2015-16 16.10%
-2.36%
15.54%
-2.45%
16.33%
-2.45%
2016-17 19.45%
3.35%
20.40%
2.77%
19.10%
2.77%
2017-18 19.28%
-0.17%
20.88%
-0.48%
18.63%
-0.48%
2018-19 19.00%
-0.29%
20.48%
-0.23%
18.40%
-0.23%
2019-20 16.05%
-2.95%
18.58%
-3.31%
15.09%
-3.31%
2020-21 18.42%
2.37%
19.05%
3.11%
18.19%
3.11%
2021-22 13.99%
-4.43%
15.98%
-4.18%
14.01%
-4.18%
2022-23 15.23%
1.24%
16.02%
0.87%
14.88%
0.87%
Average 18.02% 18.95% 17.72%
Seattle Pacific University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,351, the average number of admitted is 3,730, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 669. The number of SPU applicants decreased by -10.64% (464 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Seattle Pacific University from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 4,559 3,624 784
2013-14 5,165
606
3,726
-17
767
-17
2014-15 4,447
-718
3,709
-82
685
-82
2015-16 5,227
780
4,266
2
687
2
2016-17 4,034
-1,193
3,521
-2
685
-2
2017-18 3,692
-342
3,355
-38
647
-38
2018-19 4,172
480
3,758
67
714
67
2019-20 4,387
215
3,975
-76
638
-76
2020-21 3,923
-464
3,555
17
655
17
2021-22 4,359
436
4,010
-94
561
-94
2022-23 3,895
-464
3,533
-23
538
-23
Average 4,351 3,730 669
Seattle Pacific University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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