Historical Acceptance Rates

In the application year 2024, Montclair State University reported an overall acceptance rate of 87.41%, accepting 20,629 out of 23,599 applicants. This shows a notable decrease from the previous year (2023), which had a higher acceptance rate of 91.31% with 19,535 accepted out of 21,393 applicants. Looking back further, the acceptance rates have generally declined from 91.3% in 2022, down to 82.66% in 2021, and 76.31% in 2020. This trend indicates a tightening of acceptance rates over the years, especially since the rate was just 66.13% in 2017.