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Number of U.S. college application submissions, by school selectivity in 2015

Average number of submitted college applications per institution in the United States in 2015, by school selectivity

The data displays the average number of college application submissions in the U.S. in 2015, by selectivity of the school. In 2015, colleges and universities that accepted less than 50% of applicants received 10,678 applications each on average.

Fewer than 50 percent of applicants	10678
50 to 70 percent of applicants	5860
71 to 85 percent	4969
More than 85 percent	2129

Number of U.S. college application submissions, by school selectivity in 2015

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