Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wesleyan

At Wesleyan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 19.42%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 14.43%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Wesleyan University than the previous year. Wesleyan University 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 34.80%, and the 2023 yield is 35.45%. The number of Wesleyan applicants increased by 11.13% (1,454 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 19.42%, and this year's acceptance rate is 14.43% at Wesleyan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 22.23% and women students' rate is 17.75%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Wesleyan University than the previous year. Wesleyan University 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 Wesleyan University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	24.23%	27.19%	22.27%
2013-14	20.92% -3.30%	22.81% -2.60%	19.68% -2.60%
2014-15	23.91% 2.98%	25.62% 3.04%	22.71% 3.04%
2015-16	22.20% -1.71%	24.43% -2.02%	20.70% -2.02%
2016-17	17.85% -4.35%	20.58% -4.59%	16.11% -4.59%
2017-18	16.29% -1.56%	19.29% -1.66%	14.45% -1.66%
2018-19	17.46% 1.17%	21.37% 0.75%	15.20% 0.75%
2019-20	16.48% -0.98%	19.77% -0.71%	14.49% -0.71%
2020-21	20.90% 4.42%	22.94% 5.19%	19.67% 5.19%
2021-22	19.00% -1.90%	21.99% -1.68%	18.00% -1.68%
2022-23	14.43% -4.57%	18.50% -6.01%	11.98% -6.01%
Average	19.42%	22.23%	17.75%

Wesleyan University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 34.80% where the current academic year yield is 35.45%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	34.53%	38.85%	31.04%
2013-14	35.78% 1.25%	38.31% 2.79%	33.84% 2.79%
2014-15	33.41% -2.37%	34.82% -1.54%	32.30% -1.54%
2015-16	34.72% 1.32%	35.31% 1.97%	34.26% 1.97%
2016-17	36.36% 1.63%	37.46% 1.27%	35.53% 1.27%
2017-18	37.80% 1.45%	38.87% 1.40%	36.94% 1.40%
2018-19	36.20% -1.60%	35.85% -0.45%	36.49% -0.45%
2019-20	35.27% -0.93%	34.95% -0.95%	35.54% -0.95%
2020-21	27.27% -8.00%	26.84% -7.96%	27.58% -7.96%
2021-22	36.00% 8.73%	39.04% 5.44%	33.01% 5.44%
2022-23	35.45% -0.56%	36.24% 1.70%	34.71% 1.70%
Average	34.80%	36.05%	33.75%

Wesleyan University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,763, the average number of admitted is 2,239, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 776. The number of Wesleyan applicants increased by 11.13% (1,454 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	9,658	2,340	808
2013-14	10,046 388	2,102 -56	752 -56
2014-15	9,390 -656	2,245 -2	750 -2
2015-16	9,822 432	2,180 7	757 7
2016-17	11,928 2,106	2,129 17	774 17
2017-18	12,360 432	2,013 -13	761 -13
2018-19	12,706 346	2,218 42	803 42
2019-20	13,264 558	2,186 -32	771 -32
2020-21	12,632 -632	2,640 -51	720 -51
2021-22	13,067 435	2,483 174	894 174
2022-23	14,521 1,454	2,096 -151	743 -151
Average	11,763	2,239	776

Wesleyan University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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