Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 72.48% where the current academic year rate is 77.66% at Kentucky Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.13% and women students' rate is 73.84%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Kentucky Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
69.22% |
66.35% |
71.45% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
67.45%
-1.77% |
65.64%
-0.71% |
68.79%
-2.66% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
70.55%
3.09% |
69.90%
4.27% |
71.46%
2.67% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
70.29%
-0.26% |
69.68%
-0.22% |
70.90%
-0.56% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
69.92%
-0.37% |
69.07%
-0.61% |
70.95%
0.04% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
70.74%
0.82% |
70.26%
1.19% |
71.32%
0.37% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
73.40%
2.66% |
72.10%
1.84% |
74.78%
3.45% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
73.89%
0.49% |
72.30%
0.21% |
75.61%
0.83% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
76.25%
2.36% |
74.28%
1.98% |
78.12%
2.51% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
77.94%
1.69% |
76.89%
2.61% |
79.29%
1.16% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
77.66%
-0.29% |
75.98%
-0.91% |
79.54%
0.25% |
|---|
| Average |
72.48% |
71.13% |
73.84% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 30.44% where the current academic year yield is 28.00%. 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 Kentucky Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
31.18% |
32.81% |
29.88% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
31.24%
0.06% |
33.75%
0.93% |
29.19%
-0.69% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
31.46%
0.22% |
35.36%
1.61% |
30.16%
0.97% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
30.72%
-0.74% |
33.97%
-1.38% |
28.41%
-1.76% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
31.34%
0.62% |
34.95%
0.98% |
28.83%
0.42% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
31.44%
0.10% |
34.71%
-0.24% |
29.48%
0.66% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
31.07%
-0.38% |
36.88%
2.17% |
27.15%
-2.33% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
29.37%
-1.69% |
32.40%
-4.48% |
26.92%
-0.24% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
28.17%
-1.21% |
31.98%
-0.42% |
25.04%
-1.88% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
30.83%
2.66% |
33.00%
1.02% |
29.18%
4.14% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
28.00%
-2.83% |
30.48%
-2.52% |
26.68%
-2.50% |
|---|
| Average |
30.44% |
33.66% |
28.26% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 116,371, the average number of admitted is 91,903, and the average number of enrolled students is 24,259 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Kentucky Colleges increased by 9.69% (12,509 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Kentucky Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
108,683 |
79,333 |
24,613 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
109,004
0.30% |
81,859
3.18% |
24,600
-0.05% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
110,217
1.11% |
84,506
3.23% |
24,423
-0.72% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
109,147
-0.97% |
86,264
2.08% |
24,054
-1.51% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
114,003
4.45% |
89,034
3.21% |
24,058
0.02% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
113,061
-0.83% |
88,086
-1.06% |
24,079
0.09% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
120,623
6.69% |
94,944
7.79% |
23,867
-0.88% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
106,740
-11.51% |
88,468
-6.82% |
22,228
-6.87% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
117,891
10.45% |
96,501
9.08% |
23,778
6.97% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
129,101
9.51% |
107,486
11.38% |
25,446
7.01% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
141,610
9.69% |
114,455
6.48% |
25,698
0.99% |
|---|
| Average |
116,371 |
91,903 |
24,259 |
|---|