Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at DU

At University of Denver, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 65.70%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 77.68%. DU's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into University of Denver than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 12.47%, and the 2023 yield is 10.90%. The number of DU applicants decreased by -14.77% (3,352 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.70%, and this year's acceptance rate is 77.68% at University of Denver. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.68% and women students' rate is 67.30%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into University of Denver than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	67.64%	62.44%	72.19%
2013-14	76.73% 9.09%	73.50% 7.34%	79.53% 7.34%
2014-15	76.49% -0.24%	74.81% -1.61%	77.92% -1.61%
2015-16	72.75% -3.74%	69.93% -2.86%	75.07% -2.86%
2016-17	53.47% -19.27%	52.09% -20.50%	54.56% -20.50%
2017-18	58.05% 4.57%	56.74% 4.58%	59.14% 4.58%
2018-19	56.47% -1.57%	56.00% -2.30%	56.85% -2.30%
2019-20	58.71% 2.23%	57.70% 2.62%	59.47% 2.62%
2020-21	60.67% 1.96%	59.25% 2.25%	61.71% 2.25%
2021-22	64.00% 3.33%	62.00% 3.29%	65.00% 3.29%
2022-23	77.68% 13.68%	76.01% 13.90%	78.90% 13.90%
Average	65.70%	63.68%	67.30%

University of Denver Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 12.47% where the current academic year yield is 10.90%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	15.66%	16.39%	15.11%
2013-14	13.41% -2.25%	14.26% -2.39%	12.72% -2.39%
2014-15	13.62% 0.21%	14.83% -0.10%	12.62% -0.10%
2015-16	13.04% -0.58%	13.36% 0.17%	12.79% 0.17%
2016-17	12.87% -0.16%	13.42% -0.33%	12.46% -0.33%
2017-18	13.02% 0.14%	13.65% 0.05%	12.51% 0.05%
2018-19	12.77% -0.24%	13.72% -0.46%	12.05% -0.46%
2019-20	10.94% -1.83%	11.11% -1.23%	10.82% -1.23%
2020-21	9.97% -0.97%	10.99% -1.57%	9.26% -1.57%
2021-22	11.00% 1.03%	12.01% 1.74%	11.00% 1.74%
2022-23	10.90% -0.10%	11.63% -0.62%	10.38% -0.62%
Average	12.47%	13.22%	11.98%

University of Denver Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 18,216, the average number of admitted is 11,758, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,438. The number of DU applicants decreased by -14.77% (3,352 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	11,442	7,739	1,212
2013-14	13,735 2,293	10,539 201	1,413 201
2014-15	13,670 -65	10,456 11	1,424 11
2015-16	15,036 1,366	10,938 2	1,426 2
2016-17	20,322 5,286	10,867 -27	1,399 -27
2017-18	19,904 -418	11,554 105	1,504 105
2018-19	20,475 571	11,563 -27	1,477 -27
2019-20	21,028 553	12,345 -126	1,351 -126
2020-21	22,723 1,695	13,785 24	1,375 24
2021-22	22,694 -29	14,524 223	1,598 223
2022-23	19,342 -3,352	15,024 40	1,638 40
Average	18,216	11,758	1,438

University of Denver Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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