Virginia Commonwealth 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
Applied13,97315,08215,88715,56416,81817,39017,50417,88918,59219,35623,856
Accepted10,48411,88212,83112,93814,37015,01015,75316,45916,76917,97720,113
Enrolled3,6874,1904,2984,2594,6524,5103,8904,2184,3024,6804,554



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