Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 66.53%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 63.61%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 36.74%, and the 2023 yield is 38.11%. The number of Southern Arkansas University Main Campus applicants increased by 3.66% (103 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.53%, and this year's acceptance rate is 63.61% at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.40% and women students' rate is 66.51%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	64.58%	65.02%	64.29%
2013-14	60.81% -3.77%	62.58% -4.75%	59.53% -4.75%
2014-15	71.42% 10.61%	71.48% 11.85%	71.38% 11.85%
2015-16	67.48% -3.94%	66.78% -3.41%	67.97% -3.41%
2016-17	69.13% 1.65%	69.19% 1.11%	69.09% 1.11%
2017-18	69.45% 0.32%	69.40% 0.40%	69.48% 0.40%
2018-19	68.78% -0.67%	65.30% 1.88%	71.37% 1.88%
2019-20	65.06% -3.71%	63.62% -5.34%	66.02% -5.34%
2020-21	68.53% 3.47%	68.71% 2.40%	68.43% 2.40%
2021-22	62.99% -5.54%	64.00% -7.43%	61.00% -7.43%
2022-23	63.61% 0.62%	64.26% 2.11%	63.11% 2.11%
Average	66.53%	66.40%	66.51%

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 36.74% where the current academic year yield is 38.11%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35.26%	41.46%	31.19%
2013-14	40.08% 4.83%	42.58% 7.00%	38.19% 7.00%
2014-15	40.18% 0.09%	46.12% -2.69%	35.50% -2.69%
2015-16	41.08% 0.90%	44.21% 3.42%	38.92% 3.42%
2016-17	35.70% -5.38%	40.93% -7.18%	31.74% -7.18%
2017-18	34.76% -0.94%	39.52% -0.55%	31.19% -0.55%
2018-19	36.84% 2.08%	42.42% 1.85%	33.04% 1.85%
2019-20	33.08% -3.76%	39.57% -4.11%	28.93% -4.11%
2020-21	33.05% -0.03%	41.41% -1.03%	27.89% -1.03%
2021-22	36.00% 2.96%	41.05% 4.13%	32.02% 4.13%
2022-23	38.11% 2.11%	44.24% 2.26%	34.28% 2.26%
Average	36.74%	42.14%	32.99%

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,124, the average number of admitted is 2,083, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 760. The number of Southern Arkansas University Main Campus applicants increased by 3.66% (103 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,631	1,699	599
2013-14	2,720 89	1,654 64	663 64
2014-15	2,502 -218	1,787 55	718 55
2015-16	2,875 373	1,940 79	797 79
2016-17	3,460 585	2,392 57	854 57
2017-18	3,604 144	2,503 16	870 16
2018-19	3,552 -52	2,443 30	900 30
2019-20	3,870 318	2,518 -67	833 -67
2020-21	3,426 -444	2,348 -57	776 -57
2021-22	2,813 -613	1,772 -138	638 -138
2022-23	2,916 103	1,855 69	707 69
Average	3,124	2,083	760

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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