Idaho Colleges Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
- Overall Trend: The average acceptance rate has increased over the last decade, dropping from 84.84% to 79.30%.
- Current Admission (2025): The average acceptance rate is 79.30%, with 49,991 students accepted out of 59,681 total applicants.
- Gender Split (2024-2025):
- Men's acceptance rate: 78.19%
- Women's acceptance rate: 80.20%
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 43.53% to 33.97%.
- Gender Split (2024-2025):
- Men's yield: 33.97%
- Women's yield: 32.36%
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
- Applicants: The number of applicants has shown a strong upward trend, increasing to 59,681 in 2025. This represents a 16.94% increase from the previous year.
- Admitted Students: The number of admitted students also increased to 49,991.
- Enrolled Students: The number of enrolled students reached 14,494 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 83.63% where the current academic year rate is 79.30% at Idaho Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.21% and women students' rate is 84.89%.
The acceptance rate at Idaho Colleges have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Idaho Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
84.84% |
84.20% |
85.69% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
86.86%
2.02% |
86.05%
1.85% |
87.89%
2.20% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
89.88%
3.02% |
88.92%
2.87% |
90.53%
2.64% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
85.82%
-4.06% |
83.65%
-5.26% |
87.73%
-2.80% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
83.24%
-2.59% |
82.34%
-1.32% |
84.55%
-3.18% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
82.80%
-0.44% |
80.67%
-1.66% |
84.54%
-0.01% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
81.30%
-1.50% |
80.21%
-0.47% |
82.34%
-2.21% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
83.49%
2.19% |
81.71%
1.51% |
84.71%
2.38% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
82.10%
-1.39% |
80.40%
-1.31% |
83.59%
-1.12% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
80.26%
-1.84% |
78.03%
-2.37% |
82.01%
-1.59% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
79.30%
-0.96% |
78.19%
0.16% |
80.20%
-1.80% |
|---|
| Average |
83.63% |
82.21% |
84.89% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 38.12% where the current academic year yield is 33.97%. 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 Idaho Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
43.53% |
43.08% |
43.64% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
44.14%
0.61% |
47.51%
4.43% |
41.73%
-1.90% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
48.14%
4.00% |
47.95%
0.44% |
48.80%
7.07% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
40.25%
-7.89% |
42.68%
-5.27% |
38.75%
-10.05% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
43.90%
3.65% |
46.14%
3.46% |
42.94%
4.19% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
38.50%
-5.40% |
40.49%
-5.65% |
37.08%
-5.86% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
34.70%
-3.80% |
32.45%
-8.04% |
36.79%
-0.30% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
31.44%
-3.26% |
35.00%
2.55% |
29.39%
-7.40% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
30.50%
-0.93% |
30.84%
-4.16% |
30.24%
0.85% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
30.29%
-0.21% |
31.59%
0.75% |
29.36%
-0.88% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
33.97%
3.68% |
35.86%
4.27% |
32.36%
3.00% |
|---|
| Average |
38.12% |
39.42% |
37.37% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 39,145, the average number of admitted is 32,288, and the average number of enrolled students is 10,300 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Idaho Colleges increased by 16.94% (8,645 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Idaho Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
27,198 |
21,887 |
8,536 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
24,908
-8.42% |
20,678
-5.52% |
8,069
-5.47% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
25,481
2.30% |
21,958
6.19% |
9,545
18.29% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
29,572
16.06% |
25,100
14.31% |
10,167
6.52% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
34,480
16.60% |
28,606
13.97% |
9,852
-3.10% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
38,630
12.04% |
31,552
10.30% |
10,849
10.12% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
43,847
13.51% |
34,946
10.76% |
10,251
-5.51% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
43,346
-1.14% |
36,650
4.88% |
10,599
3.39% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
52,420
20.93% |
42,374
15.62% |
10,572
-0.25% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
51,036
-2.64% |
41,427
-2.23% |
10,369
-1.92% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
59,681
16.94% |
49,991
20.67% |
14,494
39.78% |
|---|
| Average |
39,145 |
32,288 |
10,300 |
|---|