Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at VMI

At Virginia Military Institute, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 54.60%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 71.06%. VMI's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Virginia Military Institute than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 49.99%, and the 2023 yield is 42.27%. The number of VMI applicants decreased by -23.05% (357 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 54.60%, and this year's acceptance rate is 71.06% at Virginia Military Institute. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 54.95% and women students' rate is 53.86%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Virginia Military Institute than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Virginia Military Institute over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	46.14%	46.12%	46.29%
2013-14	47.32% 1.17%	45.59% 15.80%	62.09% 15.80%
2014-15	44.40% -2.92%	43.20% -9.61%	52.47% -9.61%
2015-16	52.84% 8.44%	52.20% 4.67%	57.14% 4.67%
2016-17	50.95% -1.89%	52.38% -13.84%	43.30% -13.84%
2017-18	53.14% 2.19%	53.84% 6.15%	49.45% 6.15%
2018-19	51.30% -1.84%	50.68% 4.91%	54.36% 4.91%
2019-20	59.54% 8.24%	61.25% -2.39%	51.97% -2.39%
2020-21	59.88% 0.35%	62.62% -3.48%	48.50% -3.48%
2021-22	63.98% 4.09%	63.99% 13.60%	62.09% 13.60%
2022-23	71.06% 7.08%	72.52% 2.67%	64.76% 2.67%
Average	54.60%	54.95%	53.86%

Virginia Military Institute Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 49.99% where the current academic year yield is 42.27%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Virginia Military Institute from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	51.14%	52.52%	40.57%
2013-14	52.73% 1.59%	53.72% 6.00%	46.56% 6.00%
2014-15	51.33% -1.40%	51.57% 3.44%	50.00% 3.44%
2015-16	48.19% -3.14%	50.12% -13.64%	36.36% -13.64%
2016-17	50.27% 2.07%	51.17% 8.08%	44.44% 8.08%
2017-18	48.96% -1.31%	50.64% -5.19%	39.26% -5.19%
2018-19	52.37% 3.41%	52.75% 11.36%	50.62% 11.36%
2019-20	53.44% 1.07%	54.29% -1.65%	48.97% -1.65%
2020-21	52.16% -1.27%	54.69% -10.34%	38.62% -10.34%
2021-22	47.02% -5.14%	49.02% -2.57%	36.05% -2.57%
2022-23	42.27% -4.76%	43.10% 2.19%	38.24% 2.19%
Average	49.99%	51.23%	42.70%

Virginia Military Institute Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,723, the average number of admitted is 922, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 461. The number of VMI applicants decreased by -23.05% (357 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Virginia Military Institute from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	1,996	921	471
2013-14	2,012 16	952 31	502 31
2014-15	2,036 24	904 -38	464 -38
2015-16	1,779 -257	940 -11	453 -11
2016-17	1,843 64	939 19	472 19
2017-18	1,718 -125	913 -25	447 -25
2018-19	1,768 50	907 28	475 28
2019-20	1,515 -253	902 7	482 7
2020-21	1,543 28	924 0	482 0
2021-22	1,549 6	991 -16	466 -16
2022-23	1,192 -357	847 -108	358 -108
Average	1,723	922	461

Virginia Military Institute Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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