Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Puget Sound

At University of Puget Sound, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 80.90%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 82.66%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Puget Sound than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 12.95%, and the 2023 yield is 9.17%. The number of U of Puget Sound applicants increased by 6.37% (320 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 80.90%, and this year's acceptance rate is 82.66% at University of Puget Sound. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 75.91% and women students' rate is 85.02%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Puget Sound than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	53.74%	51.32%	55.92%
2013-14	85.22% 31.49%	81.51% 32.24%	88.16% 32.24%
2014-15	79.29% -5.93%	73.95% -4.92%	83.25% -4.92%
2015-16	79.22% -0.08%	72.77% 0.70%	83.94% 0.70%
2016-17	78.90% -0.32%	72.24% -0.13%	83.81% -0.13%
2017-18	83.87% 4.97%	80.10% 3.08%	86.89% 3.08%
2018-19	88.31% 4.44%	84.62% 4.21%	91.10% 4.21%
2019-20	83.81% -4.50%	78.88% -3.69%	87.41% -3.69%
2020-21	86.85% 3.04%	80.74% 4.76%	92.17% 4.76%
2021-22	88.00% 1.15%	83.99% 0.84%	93.00% 0.84%
2022-23	82.66% -5.34%	74.93% -3.45%	89.55% -3.45%
Average	80.90%	75.91%	85.02%

University of Puget Sound Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 12.95% where the current academic year yield is 9.17%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	17.07%	17.72%	16.53%
2013-14	17.14% 0.06%	17.60% 0.26%	16.79% 0.26%
2014-15	14.98% -2.16%	16.25% -2.65%	14.14% -2.65%
2015-16	14.12% -0.85%	13.50% 0.38%	14.52% 0.38%
2016-17	13.35% -0.77%	13.71% -1.40%	13.12% -1.40%
2017-18	11.87% -1.48%	12.57% -1.74%	11.39% -1.74%
2018-19	12.91% 1.04%	12.77% 1.61%	13.00% 1.61%
2019-20	14.16% 1.26%	14.83% 0.72%	13.72% 0.72%
2020-21	8.70% -5.46%	8.65% -4.99%	8.73% -4.99%
2021-22	9.00% 0.30%	10.02% -0.71%	8.02% -0.71%
2022-23	9.17% 0.17%	8.68% 1.51%	9.53% 1.51%
Average	12.95%	13.30%	12.68%

University of Puget Sound Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,611, the average number of admitted is 4,496, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 577. The number of U of Puget Sound applicants increased by 6.37% (320 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	6,878	3,696	631
2013-14	4,588 -2,290	3,910 39	670 39
2014-15	5,583 995	4,427 -7	663 -7
2015-16	5,827 244	4,616 -11	652 -11
2016-17	6,398 571	5,048 22	674 22
2017-18	5,958 -440	4,997 -81	593 -81
2018-19	5,730 -228	5,060 60	653 60
2019-20	5,182 -548	4,343 -38	615 -38
2020-21	5,202 20	4,518 -222	393 -222
2021-22	5,025 -177	4,422 5	398 5
2022-23	5,345 320	4,418 7	405 7
Average	5,611	4,496	577

University of Puget Sound Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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