Christopher Newport University

Chart (D) | What changes are happening across the recruitment funnel for first-time college students?

Acceptance rate and yield rate by year
Note: Large sudden change in applications/
acceptances may be due to exogenous
factors (e.g., move to Common App).
Status2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25
Applied7,3797,3807,5386,9557,4527,2127,3226,7117,4527,0837,349
Accepted4,1244,4384,6845,0375,0425,1855,5965,9396,3596,2186,323
Enrolled1,2341,2291,2301,2961,2311,2411,1601,0161,1691,1661,145



1. First time in college students
Source: Data from State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Research Center
Admissions Report B08