How South Carolina's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.46%, and this year's acceptance rate is 64.05% at University of South Carolina-Columbia. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.15% and women students' rate is 64.82%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	63.12%	64.74%	61.90%
2013-14	60.60% -2.51%	61.40% -1.89%	60.02% -1.89%
2014-15	65.20% 4.60%	66.72% 4.08%	64.10% 4.08%
2015-16	64.53% -0.67%	67.34% -1.54%	62.56% -1.54%
2016-17	68.14% 3.60%	71.08% 3.59%	66.15% 3.59%
2017-18	72.31% 4.17%	72.56% 5.98%	72.13% 5.98%
2018-19	63.06% -9.24%	64.69% -10.22%	61.91% -10.22%
2019-20	68.65% 5.58%	69.68% 6.01%	67.92% 6.01%
2020-21	68.35% -0.29%	70.11% -0.79%	67.12% -0.79%
2021-22	62.00% -6.35%	60.00% -5.12%	62.00% -5.12%
2022-23	64.05% 2.05%	59.28% 5.21%	67.21% 5.21%
Average	65.46%	66.15%	64.82%

University of South Carolina-Columbia Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.45% where the current academic year yield is 24.33%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of South Carolina-Columbia from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	34.47%	35.09%	33.99%
2013-14	32.57% -1.90%	33.34% -2.00%	31.99% -2.00%
2014-15	32.74% 0.17%	34.56% -0.62%	31.37% -0.62%
2015-16	31.30% -1.44%	32.83% -1.22%	30.15% -1.22%
2016-17	29.93% -1.37%	30.21% -2.24%	27.91% -2.24%
2017-18	31.25% 1.32%	33.69% 1.63%	29.54% 1.63%
2018-19	30.05% -1.20%	32.63% -1.41%	28.13% -1.41%
2019-20	29.29% -0.77%	31.20% -0.23%	27.90% -0.23%
2020-21	24.03% -5.26%	25.43% -4.89%	23.01% -4.89%
2021-22	24.00% -0.03%	24.99% -0.01%	23.00% -0.01%
2022-23	24.33% 0.33%	25.99% 0.36%	23.36% 0.36%
Average	29.45%	30.90%	28.21%

University of South Carolina-Columbia Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 29,658, the average number of admitted is 19,390, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,559. The number of South Carolina applicants decreased by 0.34% (143 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	21,311	13,451	4,637
2013-14	23,429 2,118	14,199 -12	4,625 -12
2014-15	23,342 -87	15,219 358	4,983 358
2015-16	25,740 2,398	16,611 216	5,199 216
2016-17	25,057 -683	17,073 -89	5,110 -89
2017-18	26,015 958	18,811 769	5,879 769
2018-19	30,889 4,874	19,480 -25	5,854 -25
2019-20	31,268 379	21,464 432	6,286 432
2020-21	34,957 3,689	23,894 -544	5,742 -544
2021-22	42,045 7,088	26,068 514	6,256 514
2022-23	42,188 143	27,022 318	6,574 318
Average	29,658	19,390	5,559

University of South Carolina-Columbia Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at South Carolina

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes