Acceptance Rate by State
For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate is 59.18% over 14,686,208 applicants. The acceptance rate is higher than last year's rate which means that it became easier to admit to colleges .
The following table shows the average acceptance rate and yield along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students by state. The green or red numbers mean that changes of percentage and headcounts for each column.
| State | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 938-82.75% | 790-79.05% | 194-86.90% | 84.22+14.89% | 24.56-14.72% |
| Alabama | 251,761+9.18% | 170,321+6.81% | 31,884-0.41% | 67.65-1.50% | 18.72-1.36% |
| Arkansas | 84,409+9.69% | 61,579+9.87% | 17,224+2.76% | 72.95+0.11% | 27.97-1.93% |
| Arizona | 231,906+2.14% | 197,609+7.02% | 40,422-3.53% | 85.21+3.89% | 20.46-2.23% |
| California | 2,007,152+1.29% | 952,367+8.96% | 147,745-0.34% | 47.45+3.34% | 15.51-1.45% |
| Colorado | 225,415+9.78% | 180,481+7.16% | 28,234+2.02% | 80.07-1.95% | 15.64-0.79% |
| Connecticut | 299,524+15.56% | 150,457+14.26% | 22,549+3.76% | 50.23-0.57% | 14.99-1.51% |
| District of Columbia | 112,888+1.83% | 47,907+11.02% | 9,567+0.18% | 42.44+3.52% | 19.97-2.16% |
| Delaware | 49,428+6.24% | 33,007+9.37% | 5,917-3.10% | 66.78+1.91% | 17.93-2.30% |
| Florida | 710,194+7.87% | 331,237+6.15% | 72,396+2.55% | 46.64-0.76% | 21.86-0.76% |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1,322+4.26% | 1,151+12.18% | 569+5.18% | 87.07+6.16% | 49.44-3.29% |
| Georgia | 401,502+9.48% | 211,963+7.30% | 61,351+1.27% | 52.79-1.07% | 28.94-1.73% |
| Guam | 10-85.92% | 10-64.29% | 10+42.86% | 100.00+60.56% | 100.00+75.00% |
| Hawaii | 36,959-8.44% | 31,061+0.03% | 4,801-2.04% | 84.04+7.11% | 15.46-0.32% |
| Iowa | 121,314+4.67% | 90,879+3.35% | 19,957+0.46% | 74.91-0.96% | 21.96-0.63% |
| Idaho | 59,681+16.94% | 49,991+20.67% | 14,494+39.78% | 83.76+2.59% | 28.99+3.96% |
| Illinois | 534,828+4.61% | 314,455+4.72% | 52,675-1.70% | 58.80+0.06% | 16.75-1.10% |
| Indiana | 358,092+6.40% | 239,397+6.65% | 49,507+4.04% | 66.85+0.15% | 20.68-0.52% |
| Kansas | 76,778+10.32% | 66,397+13.67% | 16,851+5.06% | 86.48+2.55% | 25.38-2.08% |
| Kentucky | 141,610+9.69% | 114,455+6.48% | 25,698+0.99% | 80.82-2.44% | 22.45-1.22% |
| Louisiana | 200,984+7.93% | 119,315+11.54% | 29,261+4.44% | 59.37+1.93% | 24.52-1.67% |
| Massachusetts | 730,784+2.20% | 270,902+2.38% | 52,472-2.02% | 37.07+0.06% | 19.37-0.87% |
| Maryland | 252,029+9.22% | 142,070+5.62% | 23,858-0.53% | 56.37-1.92% | 16.79-1.04% |
| Maine | 78,789-4.15% | 35,871-14.86% | 6,826-8.28% | 45.53-5.73% | 19.03+1.37% |
| Michigan | 430,523+12.07% | 281,805+11.48% | 49,273-1.73% | 65.46-0.34% | 17.48-2.36% |
| Minnesota | 161,602+7.09% | 116,681+7.81% | 26,239+3.75% | 72.20+0.48% | 22.49-0.88% |
| Missouri | 183,451+7.29% | 116,663+8.24% | 27,508+3.43% | 63.59+0.56% | 23.58-1.10% |
| Mississippi | 103,099+6.98% | 84,431+10.91% | 15,237+4.82% | 81.89+2.90% | 18.05-1.05% |
| Montana | 38,021+1.52% | 32,453-1.56% | 6,614+1.93% | 85.36-2.67% | 20.38+0.70% |
| North Carolina | 569,430+12.01% | 326,761+11.83% | 54,571+0.89% | 57.38-0.10% | 16.70-1.81% |
| North Dakota | 20,812+5.94% | 16,749+2.03% | 6,092+8.38% | 80.48-3.08% | 36.37+2.13% |
| Nebraska | 51,685-3.94% | 43,504+1.55% | 10,782-1.37% | 84.17+4.55% | 24.78-0.74% |
| New Hampshire | 123,755+2.71% | 87,507+1.82% | 23,704+5.43% | 70.71-0.62% | 27.09+0.93% |
| New Jersey | 396,241+25.63% | 258,043+23.11% | 37,393+6.05% | 65.12-1.34% | 14.49-2.33% |
| New Mexico | 29,111-8.60% | 25,886-0.01% | 6,950+1.43% | 88.92+7.64% | 26.85+0.38% |
| Nevada | 32,295+33.63% | 26,915+22.47% | 8,453-1.23% | 83.34-7.60% | 31.41-7.53% |
| New York | 1,481,689+6.74% | 799,457+10.57% | 121,370+1.65% | 53.96+1.87% | 15.18-1.33% |
| Ohio | 490,973+2.68% | 336,331+6.02% | 61,881+3.50% | 68.50+2.15% | 18.40-0.45% |
| Oklahoma | 81,704+12.26% | 61,569+14.03% | 18,180+3.90% | 75.36+1.18% | 29.53-2.88% |
| Oregon | 134,212+0.69% | 108,443+1.35% | 17,415-0.31% | 80.80+0.53% | 16.06-0.27% |
| Pennsylvania | 820,025+5.02% | 501,221+5.66% | 81,989-0.47% | 61.12+0.37% | 16.36-1.01% |
| Puerto Rico | 39,694+6.94% | 22,655+0.46% | 15,116-0.76% | 57.07-3.68% | 66.72-0.82% |
| Rhode Island | 135,626-0.68% | 61,594+2.15% | 11,708-0.14% | 45.41+1.25% | 19.01-0.43% |
| South Carolina | 274,063+7.89% | 167,432+5.95% | 30,139+0.73% | 61.09-1.12% | 18.00-0.93% |
| South Dakota | 28,355+14.59% | 24,711+15.45% | 6,753+4.73% | 87.15+0.65% | 27.33-2.80% |
| Tennessee | 258,291+5.90% | 137,672-1.93% | 33,454-3.80% | 53.30-4.25% | 24.30-0.47% |
| Texas | 806,204+8.95% | 544,805+9.52% | 128,699+1.26% | 67.58+0.36% | 23.62-1.93% |
| Utah | 82,967+8.37% | 69,116+7.54% | 19,392+2.71% | 83.31-0.64% | 28.06-1.32% |
| Virginia | 427,183+7.15% | 266,468+2.21% | 53,003-1.15% | 62.38-3.01% | 19.89-0.68% |
| Virgin Islands | 977+13.60% | 967+15.39% | 340-0.58% | 98.98+1.54% | 35.16-5.65% |
| Vermont | 58,655-4.03% | 33,044+2.29% | 5,522-5.40% | 56.34+3.49% | 16.71-1.36% |
| Washington | 181,553+4.61% | 119,778+1.19% | 24,857-1.25% | 65.97-2.23% | 20.75-0.52% |
| Wisconsin | 219,173-1.30% | 154,655-0.55% | 35,619+0.45% | 70.56+0.53% | 23.03+0.23% |
| West Virginia | 50,325+0.20% | 43,742+1.30% | 9,986-6.03% | 86.92+0.95% | 22.83-1.78% |
| Wyoming | 6,217+10.15% | 6,023+9.55% | 1,434-1.98% | 96.88-0.53% | 23.81-2.80% |
| Total | 14,686,208+6.19% | 8,690,753+7.42% | 1,684,135+0.97% | 59.18+0.68% | 19.38-1.24% |