Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at WUSTL

At Washington University in St Louis, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 15.41%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 11.76%. Washington University in St Louis has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 39.29%, and the 2023 yield is 48.17%. The number of WUSTL applicants decreased by -4.82% (1,620 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 15.41%, and this year's acceptance rate is 11.76% at Washington University in St Louis. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 15.67% and women students' rate is 15.26%. Washington University in St Louis has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	17.88%	18.76%	17.11%
2013-14	15.55% -2.33%	16.49% -2.41%	14.70% -2.41%
2014-15	17.13% 1.58%	16.70% 2.84%	17.54% 2.84%
2015-16	16.74% -0.39%	16.89% -0.94%	16.60% -0.94%
2016-17	16.53% -0.21%	17.16% -0.63%	15.97% -0.63%
2017-18	15.96% -0.57%	16.02% -0.06%	15.91% -0.06%
2018-19	15.03% -0.93%	14.66% -0.53%	15.38% -0.53%
2019-20	13.85% -1.18%	13.71% -1.39%	13.98% -1.39%
2020-21	16.02% 2.17%	15.79% 2.24%	16.23% 2.24%
2021-22	13.00% -3.02%	14.00% -3.22%	13.00% -3.22%
2022-23	11.76% -1.24%	12.17% -1.59%	11.41% -1.59%
Average	15.41%	15.67%	15.26%

Washington University in St Louis Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 39.29% where the current academic year yield is 48.17%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	33.63%	33.24%	34.02%
2013-14	34.37% 0.74%	34.21% 0.52%	34.54% 0.52%
2014-15	34.65% 0.28%	34.24% 0.48%	35.02% 0.48%
2015-16	35.34% 0.69%	34.61% 1.02%	36.04% 1.02%
2016-17	36.79% 1.45%	35.54% 1.95%	38.00% 1.95%
2017-18	36.56% -0.23%	35.54% -0.51%	37.49% -0.51%
2018-19	38.17% 1.61%	39.00% -0.05%	37.43% -0.05%
2019-20	49.18% 11.01%	50.45% 10.60%	48.04% 10.60%
2020-21	40.29% -8.88%	40.20% -7.66%	40.38% -7.66%
2021-22	45.01% 4.72%	44.03% 5.60%	45.98% 5.60%
2022-23	48.17% 3.15%	46.07% 4.09%	50.08% 4.09%
Average	39.29%	38.83%	39.73%

Washington University in St Louis Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 29,623, the average number of admitted is 4,545, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,762. The number of WUSTL applicants decreased by -4.82% (1,620 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	27,265	4,876	1,640
2013-14	30,117 2,852	4,684 -30	1,610 -30
2014-15	29,211 -906	5,004 124	1,734 124
2015-16	29,259 48	4,898 -3	1,731 -3
2016-17	29,197 -62	4,827 45	1,776 45
2017-18	30,463 1,266	4,863 2	1,778 2
2018-19	31,320 857	4,708 19	1,797 19
2019-20	25,426 -5,894	3,522 -65	1,732 -65
2020-21	27,949 2,523	4,477 72	1,804 72
2021-22	33,634 5,685	4,372 164	1,968 164
2022-23	32,014 -1,620	3,764 -155	1,813 -155
Average	29,623	4,545	1,762

Washington University in St Louis Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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