Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Western Oregon

At Western Oregon University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 85.84%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 83.35%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Western Oregon University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.94%, and the 2023 yield is 20.71%. The number of Western Oregon applicants increased by 16.58% (464 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 85.84%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.35% at Western Oregon University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.96% and women students' rate is 88.31%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Western Oregon University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	87.62%	83.39%	90.62%
2013-14	88.20% 0.59%	84.96% -0.15%	90.46% -0.15%
2014-15	88.74% 0.54%	85.90% 0.14%	90.60% 0.14%
2015-16	87.77% -0.98%	84.47% -0.84%	89.76% -0.84%
2016-17	87.76% 0.00%	86.06% -1.08%	88.68% -1.08%
2017-18	80.59% -7.17%	75.83% -5.19%	83.49% -5.19%
2018-19	84.47% 3.88%	80.00% 3.22%	86.70% 3.22%
2019-20	84.59% 0.11%	78.12% 1.48%	88.18% 1.48%
2020-21	79.14% -5.45%	69.56% -2.47%	85.71% -2.47%
2021-22	91.99% 12.86%	91.01% 7.31%	93.02% 7.31%
2022-23	83.35% -8.64%	82.28% -8.84%	84.18% -8.84%
Average	85.84%	81.96%	88.31%

Western Oregon University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.94% where the current academic year yield is 20.71%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42.78%	42.61%	42.90%
2013-14	40.84% -1.94%	42.96% -3.44%	39.46% -3.44%
2014-15	34.15% -6.69%	34.66% -5.62%	33.84% -5.62%
2015-16	32.33% -1.82%	32.80% -1.78%	32.06% -1.78%
2016-17	31.66% -0.67%	31.58% -0.36%	31.70% -0.36%
2017-18	30.66% -1.00%	29.98% -0.65%	31.04% -0.65%
2018-19	30.21% -0.45%	32.28% -1.78%	29.27% -1.78%
2019-20	30.39% 0.18%	31.74% 0.46%	29.73% 0.46%
2020-21	25.58% -4.81%	25.54% -4.12%	25.61% -4.12%
2021-22	21.02% -4.57%	22.03% -3.64%	21.97% -3.64%
2022-23	20.71% -0.31%	22.48% -2.09%	19.87% -2.09%
Average	30.94%	31.70%	30.68%

Western Oregon University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,045, the average number of admitted is 2,608, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 802. The number of Western Oregon applicants increased by 16.58% (464 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,697	2,363	1,011
2013-14	2,848 151	2,512 15	1,026 15
2014-15	2,887 39	2,562 -151	875 -151
2015-16	3,327 440	2,920 69	944 69
2016-17	2,901 -426	2,546 -138	806 -138
2017-18	2,942 41	2,371 -79	727 -79
2018-19	3,201 259	2,704 90	817 90
2019-20	3,069 -132	2,596 -28	789 -28
2020-21	3,566 497	2,822 -67	722 -67
2021-22	2,798 -768	2,574 -181	541 -181
2022-23	3,262 464	2,719 22	563 22
Average	3,045	2,608	802

Western Oregon University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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