
Marshall University's overall acceptance rate has shown a consistent high trend over recent years. For the application year 2023, the acceptance rate stood at 96.4%, with 6,499 applicants and 6,269 accepted students. The previous year, 2022, had a slightly higher acceptance rate of 96.8% with 6,356 applicants. Notably, the acceptance rate has been gradually declining from 97.8% in 2021 to 89.2% in 2020, indicating a slight tightening of admissions standards despite still remaining very high.