For the academic year 2024-2025, 98,929,225 students have applied and among them 57,581,605 were admitted to US colleges. 13,062,835 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for US colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2024-2025) US Colleges
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Total
98,929,225
57,581,605
13,062,835
Public Schools
56,869,225
36,286,674
8,789,045
4 Years (Or High)
56,641,689
36,113,501
8,709,791
2-4 Years
202,585
158,451
68,106
Less Than 2 Years
24,951
14,722
11,148
Private Schools
42,060,000
21,294,931
4,273,790
4 Years (Or High)
41,851,922
21,140,847
4,197,777
2-4 Years
183,765
134,402
61,964
Less Than 2 Years
24,313
19,682
14,049
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for US Colleges
58.20% Acceptance Rate
The average acceptance rate of US colleges is 58.20% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 63.81% and the average rate of private schools was 50.63%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for US colleges with comparable factors.
The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of US colleges was 22.69% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average admission yield was 24.22% and the average rate of private schools was 20.07%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for US colleges with comparable factors.
22.69% Yield (2024-2025) US Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average
22.69%
Public Schools
24.22%
4 Years (Or High)
24.12%
2-4 Years
42.98%
Less Than 2 Years
75.72%
Private Schools
20.07%
4 Years (Or High)
19.86%
2-4 Years
46.10%
Less Than 2 Years
71.38%
[CHART#3] 22.69% Yield for US Colleges
1,184 SAT Score
The average SAT score of US colleges is 1,184 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,141 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,218.
The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.
The average ACT score (Composite) of US colleges is 25 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 24 and private schools' average ACT score is 26. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.