Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wartburg

At Wartburg College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 77.17%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 97.45%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Wartburg College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.08%, and the 2023 yield is 12.96%. The number of Wartburg applicants decreased by -30.94% (1,245 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.17%, and this year's acceptance rate is 97.45% at Wartburg College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.26% and women students' rate is 79.78%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into Wartburg College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	70.41%	67.22%	73.70%
2013-14	77.65% 7.24%	75.39% 6.30%	80.00% 6.30%
2014-15	78.83% 1.19%	75.81% 2.28%	82.28% 2.28%
2015-16	73.82% -5.01%	69.37% -3.92%	78.36% -3.92%
2016-17	68.25% -5.58%	66.13% -8.30%	70.06% -8.30%
2017-18	76.90% 8.65%	72.99% 10.12%	80.18% 10.12%
2018-19	75.71% -1.19%	71.45% -0.83%	79.34% -0.83%
2019-20	75.14% -0.57%	71.56% -1.28%	78.06% -1.28%
2020-21	71.72% -3.42%	68.15% -3.49%	74.58% -3.49%
2021-22	83.00% 11.28%	82.00% 8.41%	82.99% 8.41%
2022-23	97.45% 14.44%	96.76% 15.00%	97.99% 15.00%
Average	77.17%	74.26%	79.78%

Wartburg College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.08% where the current academic year yield is 12.96%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Wartburg College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	28.78%	29.41%	28.18%
2013-14	25.61% -3.16%	23.71% -0.70%	27.48% -0.70%
2014-15	25.48% -0.13%	24.95% -1.43%	26.04% -1.43%
2015-16	23.09% -2.39%	24.07% -3.83%	22.21% -3.83%
2016-17	16.19% -6.90%	16.86% -6.56%	15.65% -6.56%
2017-18	13.51% -2.68%	14.25% -2.71%	12.94% -2.71%
2018-19	14.41% 0.91%	15.91% 0.32%	13.26% 0.32%
2019-20	13.18% -1.23%	13.46% -0.28%	12.98% -0.28%
2020-21	13.64% 0.45%	16.24% -1.25%	11.73% -1.25%
2021-22	12.01% -1.63%	14.97% -1.72%	10.02% -1.72%
2022-23	12.96% 0.96%	15.08% 1.29%	11.30% 1.29%
Average	18.08%	18.99%	17.43%

Wartburg College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,400, the average number of admitted is 2,609, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 432. The number of Wartburg applicants decreased by -30.94% (1,245 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,389	1,682	484
2013-14	2,268 -121	1,761 -33	451 -33
2014-15	2,310 42	1,821 13	464 13
2015-16	2,147 -163	1,585 -98	366 -98
2016-17	4,028 1,881	2,749 79	445 79
2017-18	4,342 314	3,339 6	451 6
2018-19	4,298 -44	3,254 18	469 18
2019-20	4,018 -280	3,019 -71	398 -71
2020-21	4,795 777	3,439 71	469 71
2021-22	4,024 -771	3,340 -68	401 -68
2022-23	2,779 -1,245	2,708 -50	351 -50
Average	3,400	2,609	432

Wartburg College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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