Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Western Illinois

At Western Illinois University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 63.69%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 75.00%. Western Illinois's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.61%, and the 2023 yield is 15.53%. The number of Western Illinois applicants increased by 28.83% (2,063 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.69%, and this year's acceptance rate is 75.00% at Western Illinois University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 61.99% and women students' rate is 64.94%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	62.76%	63.33%	62.34%
2013-14	59.31% -3.45%	59.39% -3.08%	59.26% -3.08%
2014-15	69.64% 10.32%	68.43% 11.33%	70.58% 11.33%
2015-16	60.07% -9.57%	57.66% -8.65%	61.93% -8.65%
2016-17	59.45% -0.62%	57.43% -1.08%	60.85% -1.08%
2017-18	59.97% 0.51%	58.45% 0.23%	61.08% 0.23%
2018-19	58.78% -1.19%	57.32% -1.23%	59.85% -1.23%
2019-20	56.66% -2.12%	57.28% -3.60%	56.26% -3.60%
2020-21	66.96% 10.30%	64.74% 12.08%	68.33% 12.08%
2021-22	72.00% 5.04%	66.99% 7.67%	76.00% 7.67%
2022-23	75.00% 3.00%	70.82% 1.87%	77.87% 1.87%
Average	63.69%	61.99%	64.94%

Western Illinois University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.61% where the current academic year yield is 15.53%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	27.06%	30.77%	24.23%
2013-14	26.39% -0.67%	30.51% -0.89%	23.34% -0.89%
2014-15	21.60% -4.79%	23.20% -2.96%	20.37% -2.96%
2015-16	23.49% 1.89%	25.92% 1.38%	21.75% 1.38%
2016-17	25.20% 1.71%	27.48% 1.97%	23.72% 1.97%
2017-18	20.59% -4.61%	23.70% -5.31%	18.41% -5.31%
2018-19	17.36% -3.23%	19.84% -2.79%	15.62% -2.79%
2019-20	21.63% 4.27%	24.63% 4.08%	19.70% 4.08%
2020-21	20.90% -0.73%	21.49% 0.86%	20.55% 0.86%
2021-22	17.99% -2.91%	20.02% -3.55%	17.00% -3.55%
2022-23	15.53% -2.46%	17.61% -2.77%	14.24% -2.77%
Average	21.61%	24.11%	19.90%

Western Illinois University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 9,347, the average number of admitted is 5,936, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,288. The number of Western Illinois applicants increased by 28.83% (2,063 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	10,326	6,481	1,754
2013-14	10,554 228	6,260 -102	1,652 -102
2014-15	10,671 117	7,431 -47	1,605 -47
2015-16	10,877 206	6,534 -70	1,535 -70
2016-17	10,191 -686	6,059 -8	1,527 -8
2017-18	9,767 -424	5,857 -321	1,206 -321
2018-19	9,151 -616	5,379 -272	934 -272
2019-20	7,302 -1,849	4,137 -39	895 -39
2020-21	7,603 301	5,091 169	1,064 169
2021-22	7,156 -447	5,152 -137	927 -137
2022-23	9,219 2,063	6,914 147	1,074 147
Average	9,347	5,936	1,288

Western Illinois University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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