Virginia State 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
Applied4,7915,4785,8316,4516,8587,8109,9647,0828,49711,07512,138
Accepted4,7915,1655,1185,8946,3267,4459,5696,2187,6229,85210,733
Enrolled9568151,0621,2079891,1118879451,5391,7351,738



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