Old Dominion 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
Applied9,3899,73511,66711,32813,51213,97313,86613,89214,74615,45015,280
Accepted7,6998,0879,8779,72411,76112,48913,22113,35914,00813,96613,795
Enrolled2,9273,0742,9153,0143,2823,2673,2533,0233,2092,8092,799



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