This statistic shows the distribution of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduates in the United States in 2017, by school selectivity. In 2017, 32.3 percent of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduate students were enrolled in colleges and universities that accepted between 50 and 70 percent of applicants.
Share of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduates in the United States in 2017, by school selectivity
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NACAC. (October 31, 2019). Share of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduates in the United States in 2017, by school selectivity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720481/share-of-us-full-time-first-time-undergrads-by-school-selectivity/
NACAC. "Share of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduates in the United States in 2017, by school selectivity." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720481/share-of-us-full-time-first-time-undergrads-by-school-selectivity/
NACAC. (2019). Share of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduates in the United States in 2017, by school selectivity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720481/share-of-us-full-time-first-time-undergrads-by-school-selectivity/
NACAC. "Share of Full-time First-time Degree Seeking Undergraduates in The United States in 2017, by School Selectivity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720481/share-of-us-full-time-first-time-undergrads-by-school-selectivity/
NACAC, Share of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduates in the United States in 2017, by school selectivity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720481/share-of-us-full-time-first-time-undergrads-by-school-selectivity/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of full-time first-time degree seeking undergraduates in the United States in 2017, by school selectivity [Graph], NACAC, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720481/share-of-us-full-time-first-time-undergrads-by-school-selectivity/
