How Sonoma State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 85.42%, and this year's acceptance rate is 94.00% at Sonoma State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.19% and women students' rate is 86.66%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	84.90%	82.96%	86.05%
2013-14	81.86% -3.04%	79.13% -2.54%	83.50% -2.54%
2014-15	80.02% -1.84%	77.42% -2.04%	81.46% -2.04%
2015-16	76.55% -3.46%	73.40% -3.15%	78.31% -3.15%
2016-17	76.27% -0.28%	73.94% -0.78%	77.53% -0.78%
2017-18	82.03% 5.75%	79.22% 5.97%	83.49% 5.97%
2018-19	89.65% 7.63%	87.52% 7.31%	90.81% 7.31%
2019-20	91.19% 1.54%	89.01% 1.62%	92.43% 1.62%
2020-21	89.12% -2.07%	87.01% -2.09%	90.34% -2.09%
2021-22	94.00% 4.88%	92.01% 4.66%	95.00% 4.66%
2022-23	94.00% 0.00%	93.51% -0.66%	94.34% -0.66%
Average	85.42%	83.19%	86.66%

Sonoma State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 13.13% where the current academic year yield is 9.52%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	17.54%	18.13%	17.21%
2013-14	16.26% -1.29%	16.88% -1.30%	15.91% -1.30%
2014-15	15.64% -0.62%	15.26% -0.06%	15.84% -0.06%
2015-16	16.20% 0.56%	16.88% 0.00%	15.84% 0.00%
2016-17	14.36% -1.84%	14.74% -1.67%	14.17% -1.67%
2017-18	14.21% -0.15%	14.37% -0.04%	14.13% -0.04%
2018-19	13.81% -0.39%	15.04% -0.96%	13.17% -0.96%
2019-20	11.27% -2.55%	10.81% -1.65%	11.52% -1.65%
2020-21	7.67% -3.60%	7.02% -3.48%	8.04% -3.48%
2021-22	8.00% 0.33%	7.99% 0.96%	9.00% 0.96%
2022-23	9.52% 1.52%	9.40% 0.60%	9.60% 0.60%
Average	13.13%	13.32%	13.13%

Sonoma State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 13,775, the average number of admitted is 11,686, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,538. The number of Sonoma State applicants decreased by 1.96% (208 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	12,152	10,317	1,810
2013-14	13,142 990	10,758 -61	1,749 -61
2014-15	14,438 1,296	11,553 58	1,807 58
2015-16	15,265 827	11,686 86	1,893 86
2016-17	16,487 1,222	12,575 -87	1,806 -87
2017-18	15,712 -775	12,888 25	1,831 25
2018-19	14,478 -1,234	12,980 -38	1,793 -38
2019-20	15,094 616	13,764 -242	1,551 -242
2020-21	13,353 -1,741	11,900 -638	913 -638
2021-22	10,598 -2,755	9,962 -116	797 -116
2022-23	10,806 208	10,158 170	967 170
Average	13,775	11,686	1,538

Sonoma State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Sonoma State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes