Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Nebraska-Lincoln

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 73.59%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 78.64%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Nebraska-Lincoln than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 47.73%, and the 2023 yield is 30.89%. The number of U of Nebraska-Lincoln applicants increased by 7.47% (1,327 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.59%, and this year's acceptance rate is 78.64% at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.05% and women students' rate is 73.16%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Nebraska-Lincoln than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	64.37%	68.44%	60.51%
2013-14	64.04% -0.33%	64.47% 3.14%	63.65% 3.14%
2014-15	69.89% 5.85%	69.76% 6.36%	70.01% 6.36%
2015-16	76.36% 6.46%	76.89% 5.87%	75.88% 5.87%
2016-17	75.27% -1.09%	74.84% -0.26%	75.63% -0.26%
2017-18	64.38% -10.89%	65.62% -12.29%	63.33% -12.29%
2018-19	79.61% 15.23%	80.43% 15.58%	78.91% 15.58%
2019-20	78.23% -1.38%	78.39% -0.82%	78.09% -0.82%
2020-21	77.74% -0.49%	77.53% -0.17%	77.92% -0.17%
2021-22	81.00% 3.26%	81.00% 3.08%	81.00% 3.08%
2022-23	78.64% -2.36%	77.13% -1.14%	79.86% -1.14%
Average	73.59%	74.05%	73.16%

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 47.73% where the current academic year yield is 30.89%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	59.10%	60.33%	57.77%
2013-14	63.15% 4.06%	67.47% 1.42%	59.19% 1.42%
2014-15	56.10% -7.06%	61.64% -7.79%	51.40% -7.79%
2015-16	62.33% 6.23%	67.45% 6.34%	57.74% 6.34%
2016-17	57.69% -4.64%	62.89% -4.35%	53.39% -4.35%
2017-18	50.97% -6.71%	56.13% -6.94%	46.45% -6.94%
2018-19	40.45% -10.52%	45.38% -10.22%	36.23% -10.22%
2019-20	36.27% -4.18%	38.80% -2.14%	34.09% -2.14%
2020-21	35.08% -1.19%	38.02% -1.43%	32.66% -1.43%
2021-22	33.00% -2.08%	34.00% -0.66%	32.00% -0.66%
2022-23	30.89% -2.11%	34.24% -3.73%	28.27% -3.73%
Average	47.73%	51.49%	44.47%

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 14,106, the average number of admitted is 10,502, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,650. The number of U of Nebraska-Lincoln applicants increased by 7.47% (1,327 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	10,350	6,662	3,937
2013-14	10,929 579	6,999 483	4,420 483
2014-15	11,865 936	8,293 232	4,652 232
2015-16	9,724 -2,141	7,425 -24	4,628 -24
2016-17	11,193 1,469	8,425 232	4,860 232
2017-18	14,947 3,754	9,623 45	4,905 45
2018-19	14,956 9	11,906 -89	4,816 -89
2019-20	16,829 1,873	13,165 -41	4,775 -41
2020-21	17,495 666	13,601 -4	4,771 -4
2021-22	17,775 280	14,398 -20	4,751 -20
2022-23	19,102 1,327	15,022 -111	4,640 -111
Average	14,106	10,502	4,650

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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