For the academic year 2022-2023, 296,665 students have applied and among them 220,833 were admitted to 2-4 years colleges. 100,247 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for 2-4 years colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023) 2-4 Years Colleges
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Total
296,665
220,833
100,247
Public Schools
156,051
117,986
53,213
Private Schools
140,614
102,847
47,034
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for 2-4 Years Colleges
74.44% Acceptance Rate
The average acceptance rate of 2-4 years colleges is 74.44% in academic year 2022-2023. By school type, public schools' average acceptance rate was 75.61% and the average rate of private schools was 73.14%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for 2-4 years colleges with comparable factors.
74.44% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023) 2-4 Years Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average
74.44%
Public Schools
75.61%
Private Schools
73.14%
[CHART#2] 74.44% Acceptance Rate for 2-4 Years Colleges
45.39% Yield
The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of 2-4 years colleges was 45.39% in academic year 2022-2023. By school type, public schools' average admission yield was 45.10% and the average rate of private schools was 45.73%. 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 2-4 years colleges with comparable factors.
45.39% Yield (2022-2023) 2-4 Years Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average
45.39%
Public Schools
45.10%
Private Schools
45.73%
[CHART#3] 45.39% Yield for 2-4 Years Colleges
988 SAT Score
The average SAT score of 2-4 years colleges is 988 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 990 and private schools' average SAT score is 985.
The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type for the academic year 2022-2023.
The average ACT score (Composite) of 2-4 years colleges is 19 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 19 and private schools' average ACT score is 21. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type for the academic year 2022-2023.