Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UIU

At Upper Iowa University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 59.42%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 54.23%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Upper Iowa University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 24.32%, and the 2023 yield is 28.35%. The number of UIU applicants increased by 13.31% (165 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 59.42%, and this year's acceptance rate is 54.23% at Upper Iowa University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 61.82% and women students' rate is 56.45%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Upper Iowa University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	62.08%	66.22%	57.51%
2013-14	58.18% -3.90%	60.47% -1.86%	55.65% -1.86%
2014-15	69.94% 11.76%	73.68% 10.11%	65.76% 10.11%
2015-16	66.00% -3.94%	66.25% 0.00%	65.75% 0.00%
2016-17	55.55% -10.45%	58.52% -13.07%	52.69% -13.07%
2017-18	55.58% 0.03%	57.14% 0.96%	53.65% 0.96%
2018-19	50.47% -5.10%	54.26% -7.57%	46.08% -7.57%
2019-20	51.28% 0.81%	55.00% -0.28%	45.80% -0.28%
2020-21	65.30% 14.02%	68.05% 15.10%	60.90% 15.10%
2021-22	65.00% -0.30%	66.06% 2.13%	63.03% 2.13%
2022-23	54.23% -10.77%	54.33% -8.94%	54.09% -8.94%
Average	59.42%	61.82%	56.45%

Upper Iowa University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.32% where the current academic year yield is 28.35%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Upper Iowa University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32.30%	32.16%	32.48%
2013-14	30.49% -1.81%	31.79% -3.56%	28.92% -3.56%
2014-15	23.64% -6.85%	26.52% -8.88%	20.05% -8.88%
2015-16	22.89% -0.76%	24.36% 1.42%	21.46% 1.42%
2016-17	20.27% -2.62%	12.27% 7.36%	28.82% 7.36%
2017-18	19.14% -1.12%	19.90% -10.68%	18.14% -10.68%
2018-19	19.14% 0.00%	20.50% -0.86%	17.28% -0.86%
2019-20	25.54% 6.40%	25.79% 7.82%	25.09% 7.82%
2020-21	25.80% 0.26%	26.74% -0.97%	24.12% -0.97%
2021-22	19.98% -5.83%	21.96% -7.18%	16.95% -7.18%
2022-23	28.35% 8.37%	28.38% 11.34%	28.29% 11.34%
Average	24.32%	24.58%	23.78%

Upper Iowa University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,488, the average number of admitted is 877, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 208. The number of UIU applicants increased by 13.31% (165 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	1,147	712	230
2013-14	1,229 82	715 -12	218 -12
2014-15	1,397 168	977 13	231 13
2015-16	1,794 397	1,184 40	271 40
2016-17	1,901 107	1,056 -57	214 -57
2017-18	1,927 26	1,071 -9	205 -9
2018-19	1,791 -136	904 -32	173 -32
2019-20	1,443 -348	740 16	189 16
2020-21	1,098 -345	717 -4	185 -4
2021-22	1,240 142	806 -24	161 -24
2022-23	1,405 165	762 55	216 55
Average	1,488	877	208

Upper Iowa University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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