Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
California Polytechnic State University
Table title:
Admissions
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2017 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2016 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2015 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2014 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2013 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2012 </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Applicants </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48,571 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48,162 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 46,820 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43,812 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40,402 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36,941 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Admits </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16,695 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14,202 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14,651 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13,533 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13,953 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11,545 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % Admitted </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 34.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 34.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31.3 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Enrolled </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,253 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,341 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,943 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,662 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,871 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,701 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > GPA </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4.04 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.92 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.92 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.88 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.87 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.87 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ACT Average </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28.0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27.1 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > SAT Composite* </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1391 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1251 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1239 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1234 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1232 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1231 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > * SAT out of 1600 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Were many applicants admitted to California Polytechnic State University in 2017?
Answer:
In 2017, 16,695 freshmen were accepted out of 48,571 applicants, a 34.4% acceptance rate, which was 4.9% higher than the acceptance rate in 2016.