Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Wisconsin-Madison

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 57.27%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 49.06%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Wisconsin-Madison than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 34.44%, and the 2023 yield is 29.21%. The number of U of Wisconsin-Madison applicants increased by 11.96% (6,433 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 57.27%, and this year's acceptance rate is 49.06% at University of Wisconsin-Madison. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 53.95% and women students' rate is 60.50%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Wisconsin-Madison than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	68.62%	66.01%	71.07%
2013-14	67.92% -0.70%	64.14% 0.42%	71.49% 0.42%
2014-15	56.94% -10.98%	53.17% -10.90%	60.59% -10.90%
2015-16	57.61% 0.67%	53.87% 0.68%	61.27% 0.68%
2016-17	52.62% -4.98%	49.88% -6.01%	55.26% -6.01%
2017-18	53.81% 1.18%	50.22% 2.05%	57.31% 2.05%
2018-19	51.73% -2.07%	48.92% -2.78%	54.53% -2.78%
2019-20	54.42% 2.68%	51.28% 2.94%	57.47% 2.94%
2020-21	57.25% 2.83%	54.69% 2.35%	59.82% 2.35%
2021-22	60.00% 2.75%	56.00% 4.18%	64.00% 4.18%
2022-23	49.06% -10.94%	45.29% -11.32%	52.69% -11.32%
Average	57.27%	53.95%	60.50%

University of Wisconsin-Madison Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 34.44% where the current academic year yield is 29.21%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.78%	40.44%	39.20%
2013-14	39.64% -0.14%	40.36% -0.17%	39.02% -0.17%
2014-15	43.25% 3.61%	44.99% 2.75%	41.77% 2.75%
2015-16	38.86% -4.39%	40.62% -4.43%	37.34% -4.43%
2016-17	37.21% -1.65%	37.95% -0.77%	36.57% -0.77%
2017-18	34.51% -2.70%	39.87% -6.65%	29.91% -6.65%
2018-19	31.04% -3.46%	31.17% 1.02%	30.93% 1.02%
2019-20	31.61% 0.56%	31.44% 0.83%	31.76% 0.83%
2020-21	27.79% -3.81%	27.53% -3.72%	28.04% -3.72%
2021-22	26.00% -1.79%	26.00% -2.04%	26.00% -2.04%
2022-23	29.21% 3.21%	29.27% 3.16%	29.16% 3.16%
Average	34.44%	35.42%	33.61%

University of Wisconsin-Madison Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 37,554, the average number of admitted is 21,057, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,947. The number of U of Wisconsin-Madison applicants increased by 11.96% (6,433 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	21,352	14,651	5,828
2013-14	23,324 1,972	15,841 451	6,279 451
2014-15	25,438 2,114	14,484 -15	6,264 -15
2015-16	28,007 2,569	16,134 5	6,269 5
2016-17	32,839 4,832	17,281 161	6,430 161
2017-18	35,596 2,757	19,153 179	6,609 179
2018-19	42,727 7,131	22,104 253	6,862 253
2019-20	43,896 1,169	23,886 688	7,550 688
2020-21	45,915 2,019	26,286 -244	7,306 -244
2021-22	53,781 7,866	32,269 1,084	8,390 1,084
2022-23	60,214 6,433	29,539 238	8,628 238
Average	37,554	21,057	6,947

University of Wisconsin-Madison Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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