Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Georgia Colleges

110.54%

Applicants Changes

9.49%

Acceptance Rate

Georgia Colleges Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

  • Overall Trend: The average acceptance rate has increased over the last decade, rising from 62.18% to 71.68%.
  • Current Admission (2025): The average acceptance rate is 71.68%, with 211,963 students accepted out of 401,502 total applicants.
  • Gender Split (2024-2025):
    • Men's acceptance rate: 72.30%
    • Women's acceptance rate: 71.13%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

  • Overall Trend: The admission yield (the percentage of admitted students who actually enroll) has consistently decreased.
  • 10-Year Change: The yield dropped from 46.28% to 35.99%.
  • Gender Split (2024-2025):
    • Men's yield: 35.99%
    • Women's yield: 35.19%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

  • Applicants: The number of applicants has shown a strong upward trend, increasing to 401,502 in 2025. This represents a 9.46% increase from the previous year.
  • Admitted Students: The number of admitted students also increased to 211,963.
  • Enrolled Students: The number of enrolled students reached 61,351 in 2024-2025.

Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.

Acceptance Rate Trends

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.45% where the current academic year rate is 71.68% at Georgia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.32% and women students' rate is 66.16%.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Georgia Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2014-15 62.18% 61.91% 62.12%
2015-16 62.55%
0.36%		 63.73%
1.82%		 62.34%
0.22%
2016-17 62.24%
-0.31%		 63.95%
0.22%		 61.98%
-0.36%
2017-18 62.23%
-0.01%		 63.63%
-0.32%		 61.42%
-0.57%
2018-19 63.54%
1.31%		 65.58%
1.95%		 63.00%
1.58%
2019-20 65.60%
2.07%		 66.95%
1.37%		 64.83%
1.83%
2020-21 70.52%
4.91%		 71.04%
4.10%		 71.41%
6.57%
2021-22 70.92%
0.40%		 70.38%
-0.67%		 70.92%
-0.48%
2022-23 68.69%
-2.23%		 70.22%
-0.16%		 67.40%
-3.52%
2023-24 70.81%
2.12%		 70.83%
0.61%		 71.24%
3.84%
2024-25 71.68%
0.87%		 72.30%
1.46%		 71.13%
-0.11%
Average 66.45% 67.32% 66.16%
Georgia Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 39.39% where the current academic year yield is 35.99%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Georgia Colleges from 2014 to 2025.

YearTotalMenWomen
2014-15 46.28% 49.80% 45.65%
2015-16 44.74%
-1.54%		 47.46%
-2.33%		 44.33%
-1.32%
2016-17 41.83%
-2.91%		 43.64%
-3.83%		 41.45%
-2.88%
2017-18 42.39%
0.56%		 44.85%
1.21%		 41.06%
-0.39%
2018-19 42.41%
0.02%		 45.93%
1.09%		 41.12%
0.06%
2019-20 39.18%
-3.24%		 41.72%
-4.21%		 37.62%
-3.50%
2020-21 33.71%
-5.46%		 36.77%
-4.95%		 32.16%
-5.46%
2021-22 35.18%
1.47%		 38.05%
1.28%		 35.13%
2.97%
2022-23 35.11%
-0.07%		 40.33%
2.28%		 32.81%
-2.32%
2023-24 36.49%
1.38%		 40.63%
0.30%		 35.48%
2.67%
2024-25 35.99%
-0.50%		 39.42%
-1.21%		 35.19%
-0.29%
Average 39.39% 42.60% 38.36%
Georgia Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 289,078, the average number of admitted is 157,462, and the average number of enrolled students is 55,440 over the last 10 years.

The number of applicants to Georgia Colleges increased by 9.46% (34,693 applicants) compared to last year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Georgia Colleges from 2014 to 2025.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2014-15 190,702 103,081 43,367
2015-16 221,282
16.04%		 117,080
13.58%		 50,055
15.42%
2016-17 241,139
8.97%		 127,040
8.51%		 51,690
3.27%
2017-18 239,433
-0.71%		 130,975
3.10%		 50,901
-1.53%
2018-19 271,916
13.57%		 140,569
7.33%		 55,599
9.23%
2019-20 287,525
5.74%		 154,103
9.63%		 57,916
4.17%
2020-21 315,198
9.62%		 193,126
25.32%		 61,736
6.60%
2021-22 307,730
-2.37%		 179,328
-7.14%		 59,144
-4.20%
2022-23 336,626
9.39%		 177,221
-1.17%		 57,456
-2.85%
2023-24 366,809
8.97%		 197,596
11.50%		 60,626
5.52%
2024-25 401,502
9.46%		 211,963
7.27%		 61,351
1.20%
Average 289,078 157,462 55,440
Georgia Colleges Applicants Trends Chart