Acceptance Rate Changes Over Past 5 Years of Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia is 60.93%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate increased by 2.93%.

Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia has increased by 10.16% from 50.77% to 60.93%. Of the 8 Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia , which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 6 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 1 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.

You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Change
American UniversityWashington, DC	31.54%	36.08% 4.54%	38.65% 2.57%	64.09% 25.44%	40.63% 23.47%	9.08%
The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC	83.68%	85.36% 1.68%	82.23% 3.13%	86.01% 3.77%	85.59% 0.42%	1.91%
Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC	57.06%	61.22% 4.16%	62.62% 1.41%	61.69% 0.93%	59.21% 2.48%	2.15%
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC	41.87%	40.84% 1.03%	43.04% 2.2%	49.71% 6.67%	48.98% 0.73%	7.11%
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC	14.52%	14.36% 0.16%	16.81% 2.44%	11.98% 4.82%	12.23% 0.24%	2.29%
Howard UniversityWashington, DC	31.59%	36.08% 4.48%	38.64% 2.56%	35.25% 3.39%	53.43% 18.18%	21.84%
Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC	95.12%	96.69% 1.57%	95.79% 0.9%	97.29% 1.5%	96.97% 0.32%	1.85%
NewU UniversityWashington, DC	-	-	-	-	90.41%	-
Average	50.77%	52.95% 2.18%	53.97% 1.02%	58.00% 4.03%	60.93% 2.93%	10.16%

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Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Colleges in Washington, District of Columbia

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