Summary of 2023 Admission Statistics
For 2022-2023 admission, 4-years U.S. colleges and universities have a total of 12,995,286 applicants.
By gender, the percentage of men applicants were 42.52% and percentage of women applicants were 57.18%. Applicants who have another gender are 21,939, which is 0.17% of total applicants.
Of the total applicants, 7,629,774 were accepted, with an acceptance rate of 58.71%. The acceptance rate of men applicants is slightly lower than women applicants' rate. The acceptance rate of applicants with another gender is 44.48% and it is quite low compared to average rate.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 12,995,286+8.01% | 5,525,463+8.87% | 7,430,876+6.95% | 21,939 | 17,008 |
| Admitted | 7,629,774+5.05% | 3,088,291+5.92% | 4,526,385+4.17% | 9,759 | 5,339 |
| Enrolled | 1,629,295+2.10% | 715,838+2.92% | 910,946+1.23% | 1,812 | 699 |
| Acceptance Rate | 58.71%-1.66% | 55.89%-1.56% | 60.91%-1.63% | 44.48% | 31.39% |
| Yield | 21.35%-0.62% | 23.18%-0.67% | 20.13%-0.58% | 18.57% | 13.09% |
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 | 4,905-15.45% | 1,960-17.65% | 2,945-13.91% | 0 | 3,339-16.96% | 1,317-19.20% | 2,022-15.43% | 0 |
| Alabama | 209,779+25.36% | 79,064+28.39% | 130,316+23.33% | 344 | 142,774+11.77% | 53,505+14.66% | 89,138+10.08% | 77 |
| Arkansas | 71,002+4.43% | 29,416+7.81% | 41,538+2.15% | 39 | 52,828+5.39% | 21,175+9.09% | 31,630+3.03% | 21 |
| Arizona | 210,668+3.45% | 90,917+8.49% | 118,508-0.17% | 18 | 175,835+3.21% | 75,501+8.48% | 100,207-0.50% | 18 |
| California | 1,894,567+7.14% | 847,318+7.46% | 1,045,918+6.75% | 1,054 | 804,733+1.13% | 324,454+0.54% | 480,097+1.50% | 180 |
| Colorado | 202,597-1.33% | 89,218+0.44% | 113,080-2.92% | 229 | 161,259+2.14% | 67,945+3.48% | 93,161+1.02% | 108 |
| Connecticut | 234,503+7.78% | 97,077+8.01% | 137,383+7.59% | 42 | 121,712+7.11% | 48,327+8.25% | 73,355+6.33% | 30 |
| District of Columbia | 100,365-9.54% | 35,087-8.60% | 64,541-10.90% | 499 | 41,460-9.56% | 14,137-7.98% | 26,982-11.44% | 316 |
| Delaware | 43,096+9.39% | 16,345+8.51% | 26,720+9.81% | 2 | 30,397+9.31% | 10,933+8.74% | 19,462+9.61% | 2 |
| Florida | 642,575+18.92% | 256,856+20.11% | 383,998+17.64% | 302 | 304,596+4.81% | 120,071+5.51% | 183,879+4.03% | 181 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1,336+5.36% | 625+5.75% | 711+5.02% | 0 | 1,055+7.65% | 471+7.29% | 584+7.95% | 0 |
| Georgia | 336,626+5.02% | 136,968+5.75% | 198,871+4.16% | 213 | 177,221-4.73% | 65,466-2.07% | 111,295-6.57% | 140 |
| Guam | 45+95.65% | 15+50.00% | 30+130.77% | 0 | 31+82.35% | 10+25.00% | 21+133.33% | 0 |
| Hawaii | 38,692+1.76% | 10,311+5.04% | 28,142+0.47% | 1 | 30,296+1.65% | 8,011+4.43% | 22,094+0.55% | 1 |
| Iowa | 109,265-4.12% | 53,756-1.70% | 55,078-7.05% | 399 | 83,797-1.40% | 40,755+3.05% | 42,831-5.73% | 195 |
| Idaho | 52,420+20.93% | 23,268+23.75% | 29,152+18.77% | 0 | 42,374+15.53% | 18,255+17.68% | 24,119+13.95% | 0 |
| Illinois | 485,801+13.57% | 213,256+14.80% | 270,414+12.20% | 395 | 283,413+11.00% | 113,786+10.64% | 168,733+10.81% | 264 |
| Indiana | 320,548+9.44% | 153,193+13.12% | 167,165+6.18% | 189 | 219,772+2.63% | 97,033+3.45% | 122,625+1.92% | 114 |
| Kansas | 66,010+8.54% | 34,511+10.36% | 31,456+7.38% | 12 | 55,548+8.07% | 28,016+10.20% | 27,516+5.93% | 8 |
| Kentucky | 117,891+10.45% | 46,084+10.54% | 71,477+10.11% | 88 | 96,501+9.05% | 37,076+10.09% | 59,201+8.12% | 45 |
| Louisiana | 165,282-0.51% | 57,210-0.22% | 108,015-0.63% | 55 | 101,111+7.72% | 34,092+5.27% | 66,982+8.96% | 36 |
| Massachusetts | 672,378+9.14% | 279,316+8.51% | 389,524+8.85% | 3,398 | 258,661+0.64% | 104,174-0.30% | 153,683+0.87% | 783 |
| Maryland | 210,417+6.35% | 87,755+6.63% | 122,314+6.14% | 313 | 121,431+2.66% | 46,876+3.02% | 74,292+2.13% | 251 |
| Maine | 76,221+8.62% | 31,191+5.86% | 44,747+10.01% | 193 | 41,211+9.54% | 15,720+5.47% | 25,320+11.56% | 170 |
| Michigan | 360,554+9.16% | 162,824+10.47% | 196,535+7.93% | 365 | 235,738+9.20% | 99,799+10.30% | 135,042+7.85% | 271 |
| Minnesota | 147,958+2.83% | 64,830+3.65% | 82,706+1.76% | 260 | 102,578+3.92% | 42,939+4.56% | 59,452+3.20% | 140 |
| Missouri | 150,851+1.36% | 63,184+2.30% | 86,285-0.88% | 656 | 93,425+2.41% | 37,255+1.83% | 55,365+1.33% | 311 |
| Mississippi | 86,548+12.83% | 32,293+13.72% | 53,913+11.60% | 342 | 68,309+18.56% | 25,725+21.72% | 42,555+16.65% | 29 |
| Montana | 44,146+10.53% | 18,811+9.18% | 25,202+10.99% | 18 | 34,226+14.45% | 15,292+13.01% | 18,845+15.10% | 7 |
| North Carolina | 461,086+6.91% | 188,102+8.62% | 272,209+6.04% | 239 | 261,566+6.01% | 99,646+8.46% | 161,535+4.36% | 171 |
| North Dakota | 19,740+4.27% | 9,390+1.69% | 10,349+6.81% | 1 | 17,435+3.09% | 8,097+0.87% | 9,337+5.08% | 1 |
| Nebraska | 54,837+2.88% | 24,459+4.53% | 30,325+1.41% | 53 | 43,965+1.85% | 19,307+2.24% | 24,626+1.41% | 32 |
| New Hampshire | 112,612+6.83% | 47,140+5.92% | 65,308+7.22% | 17 | 79,882+12.49% | 31,550+11.61% | 48,170+12.70% | 15 |
| New Jersey | 298,106+8.27% | 134,500+8.15% | 163,396+8.23% | 200 | 198,626+7.87% | 84,198+7.68% | 114,245+7.83% | 179 |
| New Mexico | 31,967+18.91% | 12,955+18.62% | 19,012+19.10% | 0 | 26,227+31.04% | 10,524+28.33% | 15,703+32.93% | 0 |
| Nevada | 24,314+2.26% | 10,173+0.61% | 14,128+3.49% | 12 | 20,738+2.41% | 8,525+1.45% | 12,205+3.15% | 7 |
| New York | 1,306,934+3.95% | 544,741+4.66% | 756,573+2.71% | 4,885 | 691,767+2.75% | 276,657+4.14% | 412,933+1.33% | 1,749 |
| Ohio | 448,377+8.07% | 201,702+9.01% | 244,285+6.31% | 1,834 | 306,051+4.31% | 133,035+4.83% | 172,342+3.53% | 473 |
| Oklahoma | 77,231+15.82% | 31,745+16.01% | 44,627+13.53% | 120 | 54,880+6.58% | 22,676+9.26% | 31,958+4.00% | 94 |
| Oregon | 125,796+8.75% | 50,192+9.61% | 74,065+6.13% | 1,474 | 101,766+3.36% | 39,823+3.92% | 61,008+1.57% | 899 |
| Pennsylvania | 759,702+18.76% | 334,490+19.89% | 423,113+17.39% | 1,587 | 469,496+13.79% | 195,844+15.35% | 272,351+12.25% | 1,023 |
| Puerto Rico | 39,983+17.22% | 13,817+6.36% | 21,698+3.19% | 159 | 22,296+11.32% | 8,741+10.41% | 13,265+9.56% | 96 |
| Rhode Island | 129,918+5.65% | 50,489+3.38% | 79,412+7.19% | 3 | 58,549+0.63% | 23,488+0.76% | 35,049+0.61% | 2 |
| South Carolina | 225,664+9.43% | 86,294+9.54% | 139,139+9.27% | 189 | 145,573+8.02% | 53,357+7.50% | 92,101+8.24% | 95 |
| South Dakota | 23,807+10.90% | 11,023+15.12% | 12,734+7.50% | 18 | 19,859+11.89% | 8,756+12.70% | 11,082+11.13% | 9 |
| Tennessee | 207,909+6.62% | 81,435+6.74% | 126,161+6.39% | 151 | 126,865+8.49% | 47,248+10.21% | 79,518+7.45% | 87 |
| Texas | 679,665+4.70% | 283,864+5.70% | 394,618+3.71% | 520 | 460,577+6.31% | 182,509+7.12% | 277,600+5.63% | 317 |
| Utah | 70,012+6.31% | 33,232+8.70% | 36,684+4.09% | 87 | 59,363+5.04% | 27,559+6.55% | 31,727+3.62% | 71 |
| Virginia | 371,341+7.77% | 159,690+9.70% | 211,276+6.18% | 234 | 246,267+5.11% | 99,955+6.05% | 146,077+4.32% | 115 |
| Virgin Islands | 612+7.94% | 189+11.83% | 423+6.28% | 0 | 593+6.27% | 182+10.98% | 411+4.31% | 0 |
| Vermont | 61,314+16.62% | 24,025+12.40% | 37,280+19.49% | 9 | 31,353+9.56% | 12,069+8.31% | 19,275+10.31% | 9 |
| Washington | 147,340+2.08% | 61,573+3.83% | 85,290+0.31% | 457 | 104,054-2.89% | 40,932-1.14% | 62,682-4.66% | 421 |
| Wisconsin | 209,867+7.31% | 94,694+8.75% | 114,976+5.97% | 192 | 152,107+2.19% | 65,559+3.86% | 86,410+0.80% | 133 |
| West Virginia | 44,309+4.36% | 20,113+4.84% | 24,156+3.88% | 7 | 38,724+3.15% | 17,274+3.89% | 21,447+2.62% | 3 |
| Wyoming | 5,797+2.69% | 2,777-0.18% | 2,955+3.90% | 65 | 5,564+1.85% | 2,664-0.26% | 2,840+2.42% | 60 |
| Total | 12,995,286+8.01% | 5,525,463+8.87% | 7,430,876+6.95% | 21,939 | 7,629,774+5.05% | 3,088,291+5.92% | 4,526,385+4.17% | 9,759 |