Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Washington State

At Washington State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 78.81%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 83.10%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Washington State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.69%, and the 2023 yield is 24.75%. The number of Washington State applicants increased by 6.62% (1,204 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 78.81%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.10% at Washington State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 78.14% and women students' rate is 79.15%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Washington State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	76.01%	87.04%	66.31%
2013-14	82.08% 6.06%	79.93% 17.56%	83.87% 17.56%
2014-15	82.08% 0.00%	79.93% 0.00%	83.87% 0.00%
2015-16	79.64% -2.44%	77.47% -2.56%	81.31% -2.56%
2016-17	72.05% -7.60%	69.33% -7.31%	74.00% -7.31%
2017-18	73.06% 1.02%	71.86% -0.07%	73.93% -0.07%
2018-19	77.19% 4.13%	75.61% 4.37%	78.30% 4.37%
2019-20	75.80% -1.39%	74.70% -1.71%	76.60% -1.71%
2020-21	79.95% 4.15%	77.64% 5.01%	81.61% 5.01%
2021-22	86.00% 6.05%	84.00% 5.39%	87.00% 5.39%
2022-23	83.10% -2.89%	82.07% -3.14%	83.85% -3.14%
Average	78.81%	78.14%	79.15%

Washington State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.69% where the current academic year yield is 24.75%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	38.95%	35.39%	43.06%
2013-14	34.07% -4.88%	36.17% -10.65%	32.41% -10.65%
2014-15	34.07% 0.00%	36.17% 0.00%	32.41% 0.00%
2015-16	30.03% -4.04%	32.95% -4.52%	27.88% -4.52%
2016-17	27.06% -2.97%	30.67% -3.26%	24.62% -3.26%
2017-18	27.97% 0.92%	30.77% 1.40%	26.03% 1.40%
2018-19	29.38% 1.40%	31.55% 1.87%	27.90% 1.87%
2019-20	29.62% 0.24%	31.22% 0.59%	28.49% 0.59%
2020-21	24.73% -4.89%	25.87% -4.54%	23.95% -4.54%
2021-22	26.00% 1.27%	28.99% 0.05%	24.00% 0.05%
2022-23	24.75% -1.25%	28.24% -1.72%	22.28% -1.72%
Average	29.69%	31.64%	28.46%

Washington State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 19,378, the average number of admitted is 15,201, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,437. The number of Washington State applicants increased by 6.62% (1,204 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	14,825	11,269	4,389
2013-14	14,887 62	12,219 -226	4,163 -226
2014-15	14,887 0	12,219 0	4,163 0
2015-16	19,766 4,879	15,742 564	4,727 564
2016-17	23,223 3,457	16,731 -200	4,527 -200
2017-18	22,565 -658	16,487 85	4,612 85
2018-19	22,773 208	17,579 552	5,164 552
2019-20	21,434 -1,339	16,247 -352	4,812 -352
2020-21	21,198 -236	16,947 -621	4,191 -621
2021-22	18,197 -3,001	15,649 -122	4,069 -122
2022-23	19,401 1,204	16,123 -78	3,991 -78
Average	19,378	15,201	4,437

Washington State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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