George Mason 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
Applied22,98019,49115,85619,14919,82219,84821,46320,88720,52823,17225,979
Accepted15,23015,40912,84515,57816,10817,23919,22019,08318,47420,63022,710
Enrolled3,2343,3763,4113,6543,9043,9893,7844,2324,3004,7754,780



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