Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at South Dakota State

At South Dakota State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 90.35%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 86.08%. South Dakota State's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 4 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 45.53%, and the 2023 yield is 40.00%. The number of South Dakota State applicants increased by 10.22% (590 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 90.35%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.08% at South Dakota State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 89.06% and women students' rate is 91.67%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	91.66%	90.12%	93.17%
2013-14	91.90% 0.24%	91.10% -0.47%	92.70% -0.47%
2014-15	92.01% 0.11%	90.89% 0.42%	93.12% 0.42%
2015-16	91.70% -0.31%	90.17% 0.05%	93.17% 0.05%
2016-17	90.76% -0.94%	88.68% -0.46%	92.71% -0.46%
2017-18	91.37% 0.61%	90.95% -0.96%	91.75% -0.96%
2018-19	92.43% 1.06%	91.62% 1.41%	93.16% 1.41%
2019-20	90.04% -2.39%	89.10% -2.35%	90.80% -2.35%
2020-21	88.94% -1.09%	87.78% -0.62%	90.18% -0.62%
2021-22	86.99% -1.95%	86.99% -2.17%	88.01% -2.17%
2022-23	86.08% -0.92%	82.24% 1.59%	89.60% 1.59%
Average	90.35%	89.06%	91.67%

South Dakota State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 45.53% where the current academic year yield is 40.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	51.33%	51.95%	50.74%
2013-14	51.73% 0.40%	52.49% 0.24%	50.98% 0.24%
2014-15	48.34% -3.39%	46.50% -0.87%	50.10% -0.87%
2015-16	47.89% -0.45%	48.15% -2.46%	47.65% -2.46%
2016-17	48.41% 0.53%	47.79% 1.32%	48.97% 1.32%
2017-18	44.80% -3.62%	47.19% -6.33%	42.64% -6.33%
2018-19	43.76% -1.04%	44.98% 0.04%	42.67% 0.04%
2019-20	40.23% -3.53%	42.69% -4.41%	38.27% -4.41%
2020-21	44.36% 4.13%	45.13% 5.48%	43.75% 5.48%
2021-22	40.00% -4.36%	41.98% -4.75%	39.00% -4.75%
2022-23	40.00% 0.00%	40.91% 0.30%	39.31% 0.30%
Average	45.53%	46.34%	44.92%

South Dakota State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,379, the average number of admitted is 4,853, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,197. The number of South Dakota State applicants increased by 10.22% (590 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	4,725	4,331	2,223
2013-14	4,851 126	4,458 83	2,306 83
2014-15	5,133 282	4,723 -23	2,283 -23
2015-16	5,060 -73	4,640 -61	2,222 -61
2016-17	5,173 113	4,695 51	2,273 51
2017-18	5,551 378	5,072 -1	2,272 -1
2018-19	5,390 -161	4,982 -92	2,180 -92
2019-20	5,861 471	5,277 -57	2,123 -57
2020-21	5,290 -571	4,705 -36	2,087 -36
2021-22	5,774 484	5,023 -78	2,009 -78
2022-23	6,364 590	5,478 182	2,191 182
Average	5,379	4,853	2,197

South Dakota State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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