Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 78.33%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 91.50%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Southern Illinois University-Carbondale than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 25.38%, and the 2023 yield is 16.98%. The number of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale applicants increased by 39.85% (2,784 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 78.33%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.50% at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 79.12% and women students' rate is 77.90%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Southern Illinois University-Carbondale than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	51.42%	52.81%	50.20%
2013-14	78.87% 27.45%	80.58% 27.99%	78.19% 27.99%
2014-15	81.53% 2.65%	82.90% 2.44%	80.63% 2.44%
2015-16	80.64% -0.88%	81.52% -0.39%	80.24% -0.39%
2016-17	76.65% -3.99%	78.09% -4.49%	75.75% -4.49%
2017-18	76.01% -0.64%	76.84% -0.11%	75.63% -0.11%
2018-19	71.85% -4.15%	73.89% -5.23%	70.40% -5.23%
2019-20	66.38% -5.48%	69.06% -5.78%	64.62% -5.78%
2020-21	91.78% 25.40%	90.58% 28.09%	92.71% 28.09%
2021-22	95.01% 3.23%	94.01% 3.29%	95.99% 3.29%
2022-23	91.50% -3.51%	90.05% -3.49%	92.50% -3.49%
Average	78.33%	79.12%	77.90%

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 25.38% where the current academic year yield is 16.98%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	31.63%	33.93%	29.51%
2013-14	28.47% -3.16%	31.18% -3.41%	26.10% -3.41%
2014-15	31.24% 2.77%	33.09% 3.53%	29.63% 3.53%
2015-16	25.31% -5.93%	27.66% -6.24%	23.38% -6.24%
2016-17	23.08% -2.23%	25.87% -2.65%	20.74% -2.65%
2017-18	23.05% -0.03%	24.82% 0.87%	21.61% 0.87%
2018-19	25.30% 2.25%	28.84% 0.73%	22.34% 0.73%
2019-20	29.06% 3.75%	31.77% 4.39%	26.73% 4.39%
2020-21	24.05% -5.00%	27.21% -4.82%	21.91% -4.82%
2021-22	21.00% -3.05%	25.98% -3.90%	18.01% -3.90%
2022-23	16.98% -4.02%	19.33% -2.64%	15.37% -2.64%
Average	25.38%	28.15%	23.21%

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 9,030, the average number of admitted is 6,950, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,762. The number of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale applicants increased by 39.85% (2,784 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	14,535	7,474	2,364
2013-14	11,634 -2,901	9,176 248	2,612 248
2014-15	10,896 -738	8,883 163	2,775 163
2015-16	10,667 -229	8,602 -598	2,177 -598
2016-17	9,106 -1,561	6,980 -566	1,611 -566
2017-18	7,961 -1,145	6,051 -216	1,395 -216
2018-19	6,232 -1,729	4,478 -262	1,133 -262
2019-20	5,377 -855	3,569 -96	1,037 -96
2020-21	6,165 788	5,658 324	1,361 324
2021-22	6,987 822	6,638 33	1,394 33
2022-23	9,771 2,784	8,940 124	1,518 124
Average	9,030	6,950	1,762

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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