Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.61% where the current academic year rate is 74.35% at Missouri Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.57% and women students' rate is 71.53%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Missouri Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
70.28% |
70.15% |
70.07% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
69.18%
-1.10% |
68.98%
-1.17% |
68.16%
-1.91% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
67.48%
-1.70% |
68.84%
-0.14% |
66.80%
-1.35% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
69.97%
2.49% |
70.98%
2.15% |
70.53%
3.73% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
69.00%
-0.96% |
70.51%
-0.47% |
68.61%
-1.91% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
70.89%
1.88% |
71.99%
1.48% |
69.76%
1.14% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
74.76%
3.87% |
76.33%
4.34% |
74.35%
4.59% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
72.11%
-2.65% |
72.57%
-3.77% |
72.12%
-2.23% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
74.59%
2.48% |
72.93%
0.37% |
75.81%
3.69% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
75.07%
0.48% |
72.62%
-0.32% |
75.35%
-0.46% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
74.35%
-0.72% |
71.36%
-1.26% |
75.31%
-0.03% |
|---|
| Average |
71.61% |
71.57% |
71.53% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 42.95% where the current academic year yield is 42.96%. 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 Missouri Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
46.47% |
48.92% |
43.05% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
44.63%
-1.85% |
48.76%
-0.16% |
40.32%
-2.73% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
47.74%
3.12% |
50.94%
2.18% |
42.65%
2.33% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
43.35%
-4.39% |
45.08%
-5.86% |
42.00%
-0.65% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
43.96%
0.61% |
44.10%
-0.97% |
38.95%
-3.05% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
41.81%
-2.16% |
46.73%
2.62% |
38.77%
-0.18% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
40.44%
-1.37% |
41.19%
-5.54% |
39.55%
0.78% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
37.67%
-2.77% |
42.90%
1.70% |
35.45%
-4.10% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
42.53%
4.86% |
41.08%
-1.82% |
40.84%
5.38% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
40.89%
-1.64% |
39.26%
-1.82% |
37.61%
-3.22% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
42.96%
2.07% |
43.16%
3.90% |
40.37%
2.76% |
|---|
| Average |
42.95% |
44.74% |
39.96% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 153,035, the average number of admitted is 93,154, and the average number of enrolled students is 27,839 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Missouri Colleges increased by 7.29% (12,464 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Missouri Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
137,909 |
80,655 |
30,411 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
142,266
3.16% |
84,209
4.41% |
30,429
0.06% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
147,703
3.82% |
86,858
3.15% |
29,616
-2.67% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
143,552
-2.81% |
84,876
-2.28% |
28,928
-2.32% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
150,511
4.85% |
88,165
3.88% |
27,966
-3.33% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
145,926
-3.05% |
88,075
-0.10% |
27,327
-2.28% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
149,544
2.48% |
92,749
5.31% |
25,987
-4.90% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
154,374
3.23% |
96,102
3.62% |
25,824
-0.63% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
157,162
1.81% |
98,568
2.57% |
25,634
-0.74% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
170,987
8.80% |
107,777
9.34% |
26,595
3.75% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
183,451
7.29% |
116,663
8.24% |
27,508
3.43% |
|---|
| Average |
153,035 |
93,154 |
27,839 |
|---|