Radford 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
Applied7,6957,6107,43714,49214,09312,89912,48811,50111,78512,03711,728
Accepted6,1286,3606,08010,90810,62112,15111,89610,93210,96210,93010,562
Enrolled2,0412,0071,7871,8721,7901,6791,3741,3251,2561,1541,452



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