With test-optional due to CoVid, that has been a trend across the country. Just for giggles, here NorthEastern and UTK’s published figures from 2019 on:
| CDS | UTK | NEU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 36,290 | +21% | 91,000 | +21% |
| 21/22 | 29,909 | +18% | 75,244 | +17% |
| 20/21 | 25,423 | +17% | 64,459 | +4% |
| 19/20 | 21,764 | 62,263 |