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Instruction
Answer the question based on the provided table.


Table
Table Title: 'Admissions' regarding 'California Polytechnic State University'
Table Content:
| - | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Applicants | 48,571 | 48,162 | 46,820 | 43,812 | 40,402 | 36,941 |
| Admits | 16,695 | 14,202 | 14,651 | 13,533 | 13,953 | 11,545 |
| % Admitted | 34.4 | 29.5 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 34.5 | 31.3 |
| Enrolled | 5,253 | 4,341 | 4,943 | 4,662 | 4,871 | 3,701 |
| GPA | 4.04 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.88 | 3.87 | 3.87 |
| ACT Average | 30 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 27.1 |
| SAT Composite* | 1391 | 1251 | 1239 | 1234 | 1232 | 1231 |
| * SAT out of 1600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |


Question
Were many applicants admitted to California Polytechnic State University in 2017?


Answer Format
The final answer should be a sentence and use the following format:
```json
{
    "answer": "your_generated_sentence_here"
}
```
rule
["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."]