Southern University - Baton Rouge Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Southern University - Baton Rouge's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 is 49.9%, with 12,221 applicants and 6,095 accepted. This marks a decline from 53.9% in 2022 and a significant drop from 58.9% in 2021. Historically, acceptance rates have fluctuated, peaking at 98.8% in 2016 and steadily decreasing to 34.9% in 2019 and 37.2% in 2018. This trend indicates increasing selectivity and a more competitive applicant pool in recent years.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2023	12,221	6,095	49.9%	-	49.9%
2022	10,609	5,718	53.9%	-	53.9%
2021	8,551	5,035	58.9%	-	58.9%
2020	6,935	3,013	43.4%	-	43.4%
2019	10,563	3,687	34.9%	-	34.9%
2018	11,245	4,188	37.2%	-	37.2%
2017	5,307	2,413	45.5%	-	45.5%
2016	3,816	3,770	98.8%	-	98.8%
2015	2,505	1,968	78.5%	-	78.5%

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