Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Bridgeport

At University of Bridgeport, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 62.62%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 81.51%. U of Bridgeport's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into University of Bridgeport than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 11.80%, and the 2023 yield is 9.18%. The number of U of Bridgeport applicants decreased by -23.46% (1,159 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 62.62%, and this year's acceptance rate is 81.51% at University of Bridgeport. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 59.14% and women students' rate is 64.64%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into University of Bridgeport than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	63.48%	59.40%	65.84%
2013-14	63.85% 0.38%	59.00% 0.89%	66.73% 0.89%
2014-15	60.72% -3.14%	57.78% -4.34%	62.39% -4.34%
2015-16	51.77% -8.95%	50.11% -9.73%	52.66% -9.73%
2016-17	57.78% 6.02%	59.92% 4.00%	56.66% 4.00%
2017-18	53.89% -3.89%	50.54% -1.05%	55.61% -1.05%
2018-19	57.24% 3.34%	53.54% 4.02%	59.63% 4.02%
2019-20	54.58% -2.66%	46.68% -0.18%	59.46% -0.18%
2020-21	70.95% 16.36%	63.64% 15.78%	75.23% 15.78%
2021-22	73.00% 2.05%	69.03% -0.22%	75.01% -0.22%
2022-23	81.51% 8.52%	80.87% 6.81%	81.82% 6.81%
Average	62.62%	59.14%	64.64%

University of Bridgeport Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 11.80% where the current academic year yield is 9.18%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	16.42%	17.27%	15.98%
2013-14	16.17% -0.25%	18.42% -0.98%	15.00% -0.98%
2014-15	14.76% -1.41%	16.29% -1.04%	13.96% -1.04%
2015-16	11.87% -2.89%	12.96% -2.64%	11.32% -2.64%
2016-17	12.09% 0.22%	12.80% 0.38%	11.70% 0.38%
2017-18	12.84% 0.75%	13.46% 0.86%	12.56% 0.86%
2018-19	12.34% -0.50%	13.10% -0.66%	11.90% -0.66%
2019-20	9.87% -2.47%	9.54% -1.87%	10.03% -1.87%
2020-21	7.26% -2.61%	7.06% -2.68%	7.36% -2.68%
2021-22	6.99% -0.27%	6.03% -0.35%	7.00% -0.35%
2022-23	9.18% 2.19%	10.36% 1.63%	8.63% 1.63%
Average	11.80%	12.48%	11.40%

University of Bridgeport Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,143, the average number of admitted is 3,758, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 442. The number of U of Bridgeport applicants decreased by -23.46% (1,159 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	5,736	3,641	598
2013-14	5,248 -488	3,351 -56	542 -56
2014-15	5,990 742	3,637 -5	537 -5
2015-16	6,703 713	3,470 -125	412 -125
2016-17	6,969 266	4,027 75	487 75
2017-18	7,947 978	4,283 63	550 63
2018-19	7,404 -543	4,238 -27	523 -27
2019-20	6,830 -574	3,728 -155	368 -155
2020-21	6,020 -810	4,271 -58	310 -58
2021-22	4,940 -1,080	3,606 -58	252 -58
2022-23	3,781 -1,159	3,082 31	283 31
Average	6,143	3,758	442

University of Bridgeport Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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