Summary of 2025 Admission Statistics
For 2024-2025 admission, 4-years U.S. colleges and universities have a total of 14,686,208 applicants.
By gender, the percentage of men applicants were 43.02% and percentage of women applicants were 56.42%. Applicants who have another gender are 25,085, which is 0.17% of total applicants.
Of the total applicants, 8,690,753 were accepted, with an acceptance rate of 59.18%. The acceptance rate of men applicants is slightly lower than women applicants' rate. The acceptance rate of applicants with another gender is 43.36% and it is quite low compared to average rate.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 14,686,208+6.19% | 6,317,532+6.32% | 8,285,609+5.86% | 25,085+8.86% | 38,140+47.73% |
| Admitted | 8,690,753+7.42% | 3,565,931+7.57% | 5,087,498+7.18% | 10,878+9.66% | 17,191+45.45% |
| Enrolled | 1,684,135+0.97% | 740,713+0.93% | 937,772+0.90% | 2,375+5.42% | 2,268+60.97% |
| Acceptance Rate | 59.18%+0.68% | 56.45%+0.67% | 61.40%+0.75% | 43.36%+0.31% | 45.07%-0.71% |
| Yield | 19.38%-1.24% | 20.77%-1.37% | 18.43%-1.15% | 21.83%-0.88% | 13.19%+1.27% |
Applicants and Admitted Students by State and Gender
The following table shows the number of applicants and admitted students by state and gender. It is based on only 4-year colleges admission data by excluding community colleges and trade schools. The green or red numbers mean that changes of headcounts for each column.
| State | Applicants | Admitted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | |
| Alaska | 938-82.75% | 312-85.69% | 626-80.70% | 0 | 790-79.05% | 279-81.06% | 511-77.61% | 0 |
| Alabama | 251,761+9.18% | 95,381+8.52% | 154,703+8.87% | 111+23.33% | 170,321+6.81% | 64,644+7.54% | 105,354+6.29% | 66+24.53% |
| Arkansas | 84,409+9.69% | 34,205+10.31% | 48,736+11.80% | 0-100.00% | 61,579+9.87% | 24,233+10.64% | 36,508+11.66% | 0-100.00% |
| Arizona | 231,906+2.14% | 98,403-0.15% | 133,015+3.60% | 166 | 197,609+7.02% | 83,145+3.51% | 114,187+9.54% | 150 |
| California | 2,007,152+1.29% | 897,775+1.05% | 1,102,622+1.24% | 1,687-3.10% | 952,367+8.96% | 394,902+9.57% | 556,517+8.53% | 509+62.10% |
| Colorado | 225,415+9.78% | 102,534+12.83% | 121,951+7.61% | 646+10.43% | 180,481+7.16% | 78,272+8.59% | 101,649+6.03% | 416+19.88% |
| Connecticut | 299,524+15.56% | 123,918+13.82% | 175,274+16.62% | 57 | 150,457+14.26% | 59,646+13.47% | 90,642+14.59% | 26 |
| District of Columbia | 112,888+1.83% | 39,770+2.49% | 72,743+1.49% | 0-100.00% | 47,907+11.02% | 16,093+4.47% | 31,677+14.39% | 0-100.00% |
| Delaware | 49,428+6.24% | 19,370+5.40% | 30,057+6.79% | 0 | 33,007+9.37% | 12,070+8.84% | 20,936+9.67% | 0 |
| Florida | 710,194+7.87% | 285,745+8.14% | 423,433+7.72% | 228+612.50% | 331,237+6.15% | 133,692+7.43% | 196,898+5.32% | 168+1,300.00% |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1,322+4.26% | 552+3.76% | 770+4.62% | 0 | 1,151+12.18% | 472+15.12% | 679+10.23% | 0 |
| Georgia | 401,502+9.48% | 165,135+10.12% | 235,743+9.85% | 337+95.93% | 211,963+7.30% | 76,802+7.78% | 134,722+8.01% | 267+169.70% |
| Guam | 10-85.92% | 2-94.44% | 8-77.14% | 0 | 10-64.29% | 2-84.62% | 8-46.67% | 0 |
| Hawaii | 36,959-8.44% | 9,719-10.40% | 26,917-7.80% | 0 | 31,061+0.03% | 8,074-2.85% | 22,710+0.96% | 0 |
| Iowa | 121,314+4.67% | 59,353+4.39% | 61,169+5.18% | 513+2.81% | 90,879+3.35% | 42,727+2.00% | 47,733+4.42% | 241+24.87% |
| Idaho | 59,681+16.94% | 27,022+19.18% | 32,659+15.15% | 0 | 49,991+20.67% | 22,151+23.81% | 27,840+18.29% | 0 |
| Illinois | 534,828+4.61% | 238,906+4.17% | 291,817+4.04% | 299+83.44% | 314,455+4.72% | 127,976+4.95% | 184,779+4.09% | 199+68.64% |
| Indiana | 358,092+6.40% | 174,225+6.41% | 182,952+6.37% | 383+6.98% | 239,397+6.65% | 109,086+7.17% | 129,645+6.20% | 287-3.69% |
| Kansas | 76,778+10.32% | 36,856+6.47% | 39,853+14.01% | 15+200.00% | 66,397+13.67% | 31,321+10.92% | 35,036+16.19% | 13+160.00% |
| Kentucky | 141,610+9.69% | 57,892+10.47% | 82,248+8.07% | 272+288.57% | 114,455+6.48% | 45,524+6.65% | 67,924+5.43% | 253+272.06% |
| Louisiana | 200,984+7.93% | 70,260+5.85% | 127,077+6.19% | 14-81.08% | 119,315+11.54% | 40,244+8.92% | 78,810+12.74% | 14-72.00% |
| Massachusetts | 730,784+2.20% | 310,555+2.40% | 407,499+0.64% | 6,941+73.92% | 270,902+2.38% | 108,428+1.40% | 159,144+1.83% | 1,105+53.05% |
| Maryland | 252,029+9.22% | 106,550+9.53% | 144,416+8.75% | 642+409.52% | 142,070+5.62% | 56,021+6.56% | 85,371+4.79% | 449+410.23% |
| Maine | 78,789-4.15% | 35,360+4.09% | 42,797-10.47% | 355+7.90% | 35,871-14.86% | 14,387-7.62% | 20,985-20.01% | 313+18.11% |
| Michigan | 430,523+12.07% | 193,058+11.12% | 234,812+12.64% | 234-13.01% | 281,805+11.48% | 120,829+12.10% | 159,813+11.35% | 173-14.78% |
| Minnesota | 161,602+7.09% | 72,616+8.82% | 88,199+7.55% | 245-19.14% | 116,681+7.81% | 50,075+8.14% | 66,118+7.74% | 154+0.65% |
| Missouri | 183,451+7.29% | 79,858+7.34% | 100,141+5.35% | 0-100.00% | 116,663+8.24% | 49,267+9.37% | 65,383+4.56% | 0-100.00% |
| Mississippi | 103,099+6.98% | 38,366+4.85% | 64,641+8.43% | 92 | 84,431+10.91% | 31,505+7.78% | 52,918+13.09% | 8 |
| Montana | 38,021+1.52% | 16,948-0.46% | 20,659+2.59% | 13+160.00% | 32,453-1.56% | 14,518-2.77% | 17,602-1.05% | 13+160.00% |
| North Carolina | 569,430+12.01% | 227,583+11.04% | 337,995+12.12% | 143+257.50% | 326,761+11.83% | 122,459+11.09% | 202,592+12.01% | 24+26.32% |
| North Dakota | 20,812+5.94% | 10,072+5.79% | 10,735+6.04% | 0 | 16,749+2.03% | 7,755+0.94% | 8,991+2.97% | 0 |
| Nebraska | 51,685-3.94% | 22,717-3.40% | 28,810-4.27% | 126-16.00% | 43,504+1.55% | 18,899+1.55% | 24,483+1.48% | 97+29.33% |
| New Hampshire | 123,755+2.71% | 52,123+3.07% | 68,928-0.16% | 945+24.51% | 87,507+1.82% | 34,615+0.52% | 50,895-0.96% | 272+563.41% |
| New Jersey | 396,241+25.63% | 181,671+25.74% | 214,182+25.43% | 61-33.70% | 258,043+23.11% | 111,862+23.01% | 145,990+23.10% | 14-57.58% |
| New Mexico | 29,111-8.60% | 12,327-6.65% | 16,666-10.60% | 74 | 25,886-0.01% | 10,653+1.14% | 15,160-1.26% | 29 |
| Nevada | 32,295+33.63% | 12,763+29.71% | 18,756+31.67% | 473+1,333.33% | 26,915+22.47% | 10,611+19.49% | 15,731+20.80% | 348+1,100.00% |
| New York | 1,481,689+6.74% | 635,545+7.51% | 834,936+5.98% | 4,284-27.98% | 799,457+10.57% | 329,966+11.37% | 462,607+9.62% | 2,067-21.41% |
| Ohio | 490,973+2.68% | 227,612+2.96% | 261,965+2.41% | 161-46.51% | 336,331+6.02% | 149,968+6.23% | 185,610+5.87% | 118-38.54% |
| Oklahoma | 81,704+12.26% | 35,025+13.58% | 46,456+13.68% | 95-1.04% | 61,569+14.03% | 26,244+12.21% | 35,222+16.58% | 59+34.09% |
| Oregon | 134,212+0.69% | 55,213+2.15% | 77,480+1.10% | 979-57.45% | 108,443+1.35% | 43,014+1.96% | 64,484+2.38% | 511-67.45% |
| Pennsylvania | 820,025+5.02% | 366,192+5.18% | 449,793+4.98% | 2,730+23.47% | 501,221+5.66% | 211,447+5.50% | 287,513+5.79% | 1,399+48.83% |
| Puerto Rico | 39,694+6.94% | 14,866+5.78% | 22,427+4.73% | 44-64.80% | 22,655+0.46% | 8,944-0.81% | 13,441+0.95% | 22-74.71% |
| Rhode Island | 135,626-0.68% | 52,593-1.10% | 82,421-1.10% | 13+85.71% | 61,594+2.15% | 24,078-0.26% | 37,450+3.64% | 5-16.67% |
| South Carolina | 274,063+7.89% | 102,442+6.45% | 170,136+8.23% | 401-2.43% | 167,432+5.95% | 58,647+3.45% | 108,060+6.89% | 189-3.57% |
| South Dakota | 28,355+14.59% | 13,870+21.96% | 14,372+7.92% | 0 | 24,711+15.45% | 11,762+23.86% | 12,859+8.33% | 0 |
| Tennessee | 258,291+5.90% | 103,961+7.96% | 153,714+4.83% | 305+52.50% | 137,672-1.93% | 53,335+1.40% | 84,050-4.05% | 215+91.96% |
| Texas | 806,204+8.95% | 345,774+9.78% | 459,348+8.38% | 165-48.92% | 544,805+9.52% | 220,788+10.53% | 323,398+8.88% | 108-57.65% |
| Utah | 82,967+8.37% | 39,829+8.94% | 42,996+7.97% | 0 | 69,116+7.54% | 32,585+7.89% | 36,423+7.15% | 0 |
| Virginia | 427,183+7.15% | 186,280+7.79% | 240,210+7.00% | 250+117.39% | 266,468+2.21% | 111,119+1.93% | 154,852+2.93% | 154+129.85% |
| Virgin Islands | 977+13.60% | 314+11.35% | 663+14.71% | 0 | 967+15.39% | 311+12.27% | 656+16.93% | 0 |
| Vermont | 58,655-4.03% | 24,482-1.04% | 34,097-6.12% | 0 | 33,044+2.29% | 13,223+1.84% | 19,772+2.54% | 0 |
| Washington | 181,553+4.61% | 78,111+6.77% | 102,984+4.22% | 246-13.68% | 119,778+1.19% | 48,646+2.55% | 70,752+1.88% | 187-16.14% |
| Wisconsin | 219,173-1.30% | 100,742-1.95% | 117,633-1.02% | 332-4.60% | 154,655-0.55% | 67,361-0.76% | 86,712-0.76% | 228-3.39% |
| West Virginia | 50,325+0.20% | 21,859-1.88% | 27,196-1.96% | 8-92.16% | 43,742+1.30% | 18,435-0.76% | 24,611+0.64% | 8-89.74% |
| Wyoming | 6,217+10.15% | 2,920+15.64% | 3,173+8.18% | 0 | 6,023+9.55% | 2,819+15.01% | 3,085+7.45% | 0 |
| Total | 14,686,208+6.19% | 6,317,532+6.32% | 8,285,609+5.86% | 25,085+8.86% | 8,690,753+7.42% | 3,565,931+7.57% | 5,087,498+7.18% | 10,878+9.66% |