Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Western Washington

At Western Washington University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 87.13%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 92.69%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Western Washington University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 32.14%, and the 2023 yield is 29.31%. The number of Western Washington applicants increased by 12.14% (1,284 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.13%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.69% at Western Washington University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 85.40% and women students' rate is 88.30%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Western Washington University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	79.65%	77.68%	81.04%
2013-14	83.71% 4.05%	80.70% 4.72%	85.75% 4.72%
2014-15	84.57% 0.86%	83.02% -0.12%	85.64% -0.12%
2015-16	82.38% -2.18%	79.57% -1.28%	84.36% -1.28%
2016-17	83.12% 0.73%	80.37% 0.60%	84.96% 0.60%
2017-18	84.79% 1.68%	82.71% 1.21%	86.17% 1.21%
2018-19	87.66% 2.87%	85.78% 2.71%	88.88% 2.71%
2019-20	90.38% 2.73%	89.32% 2.20%	91.08% 2.20%
2020-21	93.51% 3.13%	92.71% 2.95%	94.02% 2.95%
2021-22	96.00% 2.49%	95.99% 1.97%	96.00% 1.97%
2022-23	92.69% -3.31%	91.56% -2.57%	93.42% -2.57%
Average	87.13%	85.40%	88.30%

Western Washington University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.14% where the current academic year yield is 29.31%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	34.47%	35.77%	33.59%
2013-14	35.05% 0.59%	37.97% -0.41%	33.18% -0.41%
2014-15	35.48% 0.43%	37.76% 0.77%	33.95% 0.77%
2015-16	34.33% -1.15%	35.92% -0.68%	33.27% -0.68%
2016-17	33.03% -1.30%	34.85% -1.39%	31.88% -1.39%
2017-18	32.66% -0.37%	34.60% -0.45%	31.43% -0.45%
2018-19	32.27% -0.39%	34.15% -0.33%	31.10% -0.33%
2019-20	32.79% 0.52%	34.64% 0.52%	31.62% 0.52%
2020-21	26.10% -6.69%	26.87% -6.00%	25.62% -6.00%
2021-22	28.00% 1.90%	31.01% 1.39%	27.01% 1.39%
2022-23	29.31% 1.31%	31.35% 0.78%	27.78% 0.78%
Average	32.14%	34.08%	30.95%

Western Washington University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 10,418, the average number of admitted is 9,095, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,900. The number of Western Washington applicants increased by 12.14% (1,284 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	9,791	7,799	2,688
2013-14	9,526 -265	7,974 107	2,795 107
2014-15	9,285 -241	7,852 -9	2,786 -9
2015-16	9,933 648	8,183 23	2,809 23
2016-17	10,519 586	8,743 79	2,888 79
2017-18	11,244 725	9,534 226	3,114 226
2018-19	11,124 -120	9,751 33	3,147 33
2019-20	10,513 -611	9,502 -31	3,116 -31
2020-21	10,219 -294	9,556 -622	2,494 -622
2021-22	10,580 361	10,157 350	2,844 350
2022-23	11,864 1,284	10,997 379	3,223 379
Average	10,418	9,095	2,900

Western Washington University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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