Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UVA

At University of Virginia-Main Campus, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 26.20%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 18.66%. UVA's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 6 years. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Virginia-Main Campus than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 40.10%, and the 2023 yield is 42.32%. The number of UVA applicants increased by 6.16% (2,955 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 26.20%, and this year's acceptance rate is 18.66% at University of Virginia-Main Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 25.03% and women students' rate is 27.15%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Virginia-Main Campus than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	29.55%	28.33%	30.61%
2013-14	29.99% 0.44%	28.67% 0.55%	31.16% 0.55%
2014-15	29.00% -0.98%	27.48% -0.79%	30.36% -0.79%
2015-16	29.79% 0.78%	28.58% 0.57%	30.93% 0.57%
2016-17	29.86% 0.07%	28.70% -0.03%	30.90% -0.03%
2017-18	27.35% -2.51%	26.38% -2.68%	28.22% -2.68%
2018-19	26.43% -0.92%	25.21% -0.68%	27.54% -0.68%
2019-20	23.94% -2.49%	22.61% -2.43%	25.11% -2.43%
2020-21	22.58% -1.36%	21.64% -1.70%	23.40% -1.70%
2021-22	21.00% -1.58%	20.00% -2.40%	21.00% -2.40%
2022-23	18.66% -2.34%	17.75% -1.58%	19.43% -1.58%
Average	26.20%	25.03%	27.15%

University of Virginia-Main Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.10% where the current academic year yield is 42.32%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Virginia-Main Campus from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42.34%	42.54%	42.17%
2013-14	40.50% -1.83%	39.82% -1.11%	41.06% -1.11%
2014-15	41.22% 0.72%	40.35% 0.86%	41.93% 0.86%
2015-16	40.00% -1.23%	39.13% -1.18%	40.75% -1.18%
2016-17	38.09% -1.90%	38.59% -3.07%	37.68% -3.07%
2017-18	37.66% -0.43%	36.28% 1.14%	38.82% 1.14%
2018-19	38.89% 1.23%	37.41% 1.28%	40.11% 1.28%
2019-20	40.09% 1.20%	39.92% 0.12%	40.23% 0.12%
2020-21	41.01% 0.92%	39.45% 2.05%	42.27% 2.05%
2021-22	39.00% -2.01%	38.00% -2.28%	40.00% -2.28%
2022-23	42.32% 3.32%	42.15% 2.46%	42.45% 2.46%
Average	40.10%	39.42%	40.68%

University of Virginia-Main Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 36,816, the average number of admitted is 9,368, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,750. The number of UVA applicants increased by 6.16% (2,955 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	27,178	8,031	3,400
2013-14	28,984 1,806	8,691 120	3,520 120
2014-15	31,021 2,037	8,997 189	3,709 189
2015-16	30,840 -181	9,186 -35	3,674 -35
2016-17	32,377 1,537	9,668 9	3,683 9
2017-18	36,779 4,402	10,058 105	3,788 105
2018-19	37,182 403	9,828 34	3,822 34
2019-20	40,839 3,657	9,778 98	3,920 98
2020-21	40,879 40	9,230 -135	3,785 -135
2021-22	47,971 7,092	10,074 144	3,929 144
2022-23	50,926 2,955	9,503 93	4,022 93
Average	36,816	9,368	3,750

University of Virginia-Main Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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