Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at South Carolina State

At South Carolina State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 79.77%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 83.90%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into South Carolina State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.67%, and the 2023 yield is 15.73%. The number of South Carolina State applicants increased by 173.65% (4,336 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.77%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.90% at South Carolina State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 79.21% and women students' rate is 80.22%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into South Carolina State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	97.14%	95.71%	98.05%
2013-14	50.79% -46.35%	53.33% -48.96%	49.09% -48.96%
2014-15	84.54% 33.75%	81.56% 37.75%	86.85% 37.75%
2015-16	94.89% 10.35%	93.74% 8.84%	95.69% 8.84%
2016-17	86.23% -8.66%	85.22% -8.74%	86.95% -8.74%
2017-18	78.26% -7.97%	76.95% -7.19%	79.76% -7.19%
2018-19	53.24% -25.03%	54.18% -27.18%	52.58% -27.18%
2019-20	66.44% 13.20%	63.17% 16.13%	68.71% 16.13%
2020-21	94.09% 27.65%	93.67% 25.63%	94.33% 25.63%
2021-22	87.99% -6.10%	89.04% -7.34%	86.99% -7.34%
2022-23	83.90% -4.08%	84.72% -3.52%	83.47% -3.52%
Average	79.77%	79.21%	80.22%

South Carolina State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.67% where the current academic year yield is 15.73%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	22.66%	27.59%	19.57%
2013-14	24.90% 2.24%	29.58% 1.94%	21.51% 1.94%
2014-15	26.05% 1.14%	31.40% 0.65%	22.16% 0.65%
2015-16	21.29% -4.75%	26.80% -4.65%	17.51% -4.65%
2016-17	25.58% 4.29%	31.21% 4.18%	21.69% 4.18%
2017-18	29.95% 4.37%	37.71% 2.53%	24.23% 2.53%
2018-19	29.76% -0.20%	34.43% 2.19%	26.42% 2.19%
2019-20	21.22% -8.53%	24.52% -7.30%	19.12% -7.30%
2020-21	16.28% -4.95%	17.90% -3.81%	15.31% -3.81%
2021-22	26.99% 10.72%	31.94% 8.65%	23.97% 8.65%
2022-23	15.73% -11.26%	21.64% -11.40%	12.57% -11.40%
Average	23.67%	28.61%	20.37%

South Carolina State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,342, the average number of admitted is 2,626, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 589. The number of South Carolina State applicants increased by 173.65% (4,336 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	3,039	2,952	669
2013-14	4,499 1,460	2,285 -100	569 -100
2014-15	2,911 -1,588	2,461 72	641 72
2015-16	2,445 -466	2,320 -147	494 -147
2016-17	2,847 402	2,455 134	628 134
2017-18	2,521 -326	1,973 -37	591 -37
2018-19	3,415 894	1,818 -50	541 -50
2019-20	2,631 -784	1,748 -170	371 -170
2020-21	3,128 497	2,943 108	479 108
2021-22	2,497 -631	2,197 114	593 114
2022-23	6,833 4,336	5,733 309	902 309
Average	3,342	2,626	589

South Carolina State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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