Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wayland Baptist

At Wayland Baptist University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 92.79%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 69.72%. Wayland Baptist's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 6 years. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Wayland Baptist University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Wayland Baptist University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 48.65%, and the 2023 yield is 28.67%. The number of Wayland Baptist applicants increased by 78.85% (578 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 92.79%, and this year's acceptance rate is 69.72% at Wayland Baptist University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 92.80% and women students' rate is 92.72%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Wayland Baptist University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Wayland Baptist University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	99.25%	99.03%	99.61%
2013-14	98.62% -0.63%	98.63% -1.00%	98.61% -1.00%
2014-15	97.74% -0.88%	96.81% 0.47%	99.08% 0.47%
2015-16	98.71% 0.97%	98.19% 0.44%	99.52% 0.44%
2016-17	99.84% 1.14%	99.73% 0.48%	100.00% 0.48%
2017-18	98.76% -1.08%	98.71% -1.17%	98.83% -1.17%
2018-19	98.04% -0.72%	97.70% -0.15%	98.68% -0.15%
2019-20	97.48% -0.56%	97.98% -2.05%	96.64% -2.05%
2020-21	81.44% -16.04%	81.94% -15.86%	80.78% -15.86%
2021-22	81.04% -0.41%	80.90% -0.85%	79.93% -0.85%
2022-23	69.72% -11.32%	71.13% -11.66%	68.27% -11.66%
Average	92.79%	92.80%	92.72%

Wayland Baptist University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 48.65% where the current academic year yield is 28.67%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	57.64%	57.60%	57.71%
2013-14	60.73% 3.09%	65.00% -4.19%	53.52% -4.19%
2014-15	60.89% 0.15%	62.71% 4.81%	58.33% 4.81%
2015-16	58.69% -2.19%	57.67% 1.95%	60.29% 1.95%
2016-17	53.52% -5.17%	57.77% -12.49%	47.79% -12.49%
2017-18	46.62% -6.90%	49.09% -4.88%	42.91% -4.88%
2018-19	48.46% 1.84%	50.59% 1.53%	44.44% 1.53%
2019-20	40.23% -8.24%	44.47% -11.40%	33.04% -11.40%
2020-21	40.65% 0.43%	46.21% 0.08%	33.12% 0.08%
2021-22	39.06% -1.60%	41.98% 2.81%	35.93% 2.81%
2022-23	28.67% -10.39%	38.06% -17.34%	18.59% -17.34%
Average	48.65%	51.92%	44.15%

Wayland Baptist University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 713, the average number of admitted is 643, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 305. The number of Wayland Baptist applicants increased by 78.85% (578 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	666	661	381
2013-14	581 -85	573 -33	348 -33
2014-15	531 -50	519 -32	316 -32
2015-16	542 11	535 -2	314 -2
2016-17	640 98	639 28	342 28
2017-18	645 5	637 -45	297 -45
2018-19	663 18	650 18	315 18
2019-20	635 -28	619 -66	249 -66
2020-21	900 265	733 49	298 49
2021-22	733 -167	594 -66	232 -66
2022-23	1,311 578	914 30	262 30
Average	713	643	305

Wayland Baptist University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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