For the academic year 2024-2025, 98,493,611 students have applied and among them 57,254,348 were admitted to 4-year colleges. 12,907,568 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for 4-year colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2024-2025) 4-year Colleges
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Total
98,493,611
57,254,348
12,907,568
Public Schools
56,641,689
36,113,501
8,709,791
Private Schools
41,851,922
21,140,847
4,197,777
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for 4-year Colleges
58.13% Acceptance Rate
The average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges is 58.13% in academic year 2024-2025. By school type, public schools' average acceptance rate was 63.76% and the average rate of private schools was 50.51%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for 4-year colleges with comparable factors.
[CHART#2] 58.13% Acceptance Rate for 4-year Colleges
22.54% Yield
The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of 4-year colleges was 22.54% in academic year 2024-2025. By school type, public schools' average admission yield was 24.12% and the average rate of private schools was 19.86%. 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 4-year colleges with comparable factors.
22.54% Yield (2024-2025) 4-year Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average
22.54%
Public Schools
24.12%
Private Schools
19.86%
[CHART#3] 22.54% Yield for 4-year Colleges
1,187 SAT Score
The average SAT score of 4-year colleges is 1,187 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 for the academic year 2024-2025.
The average ACT score (Composite) of 4-year 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 for the academic year 2024-2025.