Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UD

At University of Delaware, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.32%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 73.81%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 24.09%, and the 2023 yield is 18.80%. The number of UD applicants increased by 3.67% (1,251 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.32%, and this year's acceptance rate is 73.81% at University of Delaware. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.65% and women students' rate is 70.03%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	59.42%	54.94%	62.77%
2013-14	64.68% 5.26%	60.77% 4.79%	67.55% 4.79%
2014-15	67.83% 3.15%	63.96% 3.18%	70.73% 3.18%
2015-16	66.59% -1.24%	64.35% -2.51%	68.22% -2.51%
2016-17	69.50% 2.91%	66.15% 3.73%	71.95% 3.73%
2017-18	62.89% -6.62%	58.84% -6.03%	65.93% -6.03%
2018-19	66.39% 3.50%	62.22% 3.49%	69.41% 3.49%
2019-20	71.36% 4.98%	67.60% 4.64%	74.05% 4.64%
2020-21	65.99% -5.37%	62.67% -5.77%	68.27% -5.77%
2021-22	72.00% 6.01%	69.00% 6.73%	75.00% 6.73%
2022-23	73.81% 1.81%	69.67% 1.47%	76.47% 1.47%
Average	67.32%	63.65%	70.03%

University of Delaware Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.09% where the current academic year yield is 18.80%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	27.09%	29.02%	25.84%
2013-14	25.65% -1.44%	26.69% -0.87%	24.97% -0.87%
2014-15	26.46% 0.80%	26.94% 1.15%	26.12% 1.15%
2015-16	27.08% 0.63%	28.22% 0.18%	26.30% 0.18%
2016-17	25.78% -1.30%	27.26% -1.52%	24.78% -1.52%
2017-18	26.72% 0.94%	28.43% 0.79%	25.57% 0.79%
2018-19	25.59% -1.12%	27.20% -1.02%	24.55% -1.02%
2019-20	24.08% -1.51%	25.21% -1.21%	23.34% -1.21%
2020-21	18.79% -5.29%	19.86% -5.22%	18.12% -5.22%
2021-22	19.00% 0.20%	19.00% -0.13%	18.00% -0.13%
2022-23	18.80% -0.20%	19.97% 0.11%	18.11% 0.11%
Average	24.09%	25.25%	23.25%

University of Delaware Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 28,339, the average number of admitted is 19,148, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,507. The number of UD applicants increased by 3.67% (1,251 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	26,249	15,598	4,226
2013-14	25,458 -791	16,467 -2	4,224 -2
2014-15	25,194 -264	17,089 297	4,521 297
2015-16	24,881 -313	16,569 -34	4,487 -34
2016-17	24,456 -425	16,998 -105	4,382 -105
2017-18	27,803 3,347	17,484 289	4,671 289
2018-19	27,691 -112	18,383 34	4,705 34
2019-20	26,866 -825	19,172 -88	4,617 -88
2020-21	33,656 6,790	22,209 -443	4,174 -443
2021-22	34,111 455	24,560 492	4,666 492
2022-23	35,362 1,251	26,101 240	4,906 240
Average	28,339	19,148	4,507

University of Delaware Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Goldey-Beacom College Private, four-years | Wilmington
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Goldey-Beacom College Private, four-years | Wilmington
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Wesley College Private, four-years | Dover
Delaware College of Art and Design Private, 2-4 years | Wilmington
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Wesley College Private, four-years | Dover
Delaware College of Art and Design Private, 2-4 years | Wilmington
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