For the academic year 2022-2023, 39,966,371 students have applied and among them 25,360,192 were admitted to public colleges. 6,503,209 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for public colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023) Public Colleges
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Total
39,966,371
25,360,192
6,503,209
4 Years (Or High)
39,790,992
25,231,374
6,442,036
2-4 Years
156,051
117,986
53,213
Less Than 2 Years
19,328
10,832
7,960
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Public Colleges
63.45% Acceptance Rate
The average acceptance rate of public colleges is 63.45% in academic year 2022-2023. By school level, the rates were 63.41% for 4 years (or high) schools, 75.61% for 2-4 years schools, and 56.04% for less than 2 years schools. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for public colleges with comparable factors.
63.45% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023) Public Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average
63.45%
4 Years (Or High)
63.41%
2-4 Years
75.61%
Less Than 2 Years
56.04%
[CHART#2] 63.45% Acceptance Rate for Public Colleges
25.64% Yield
The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of public colleges was 25.64% in academic year 2022-2023. By school level, the rates were 25.53% for 4 years (or high) schools, 45.10% for 2-4 years schools, and 73.49% for less than 2 years schools. 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 public colleges with comparable factors.
25.64% Yield (2022-2023) Public Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average
25.64%
4 Years (Or High)
25.53%
2-4 Years
45.10%
Less Than 2 Years
73.49%
[CHART#3] 25.64% Yield for Public Colleges
1,130 SAT Score
The average SAT score of public colleges is 1,130 for the academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school level for the academic year 2022-2023.
The average ACT score (Composite) of public colleges is 23 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school level for the academic year 2022-2023.