University of Rochester Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

The University of Rochester's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 40%, with 21,384 applicants and 8,570 accepted. This is a notable increase from the 35.8% acceptance rate in 2023 and reflects a consistent upward trend since 2019 when the rate was just 29.7%. The Early Action acceptance rate for 2024 is 38%, slightly lower than the 39.2% in 2023, while the Regular Decision rate for 2024 is 40.2%, up from 35.5% last year. This trend demonstrates a growing applicant pool and increased competitiveness within the admissions process at Rochester.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	21,384	8,570	40.2%	38%	40%
2023	21,680	7,773	35.5%	39.2%	35.8%
2022	19,933	7,750	38.5%	42.7%	38.8%
2021	19,543	7,924	40.2%	44.9%	40.5%
2020	19,607	6,947	35.4%	-	35.4%
2019	21,642	6,430	29.7%	-	29.7%
2018	21,255	6,253	29.4%	-	29.4%
2017	19,058	6,520	34.2%	-	34.2%
2016	17,485	6,213	35.5%	-	35.5%
2015	17,912	6,058	33.8%	-	33.8%

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