Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.28% where the current academic year rate is 70.21% at North Dakota Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.70% and women students' rate is 78.48%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into North Dakota Colleges than the previous year.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at North Dakota Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 69.65% | 67.44% | 71.71% |
| 2015-16 | 76.85% 7.20% |
74.18% 6.74% |
81.53% 9.82% |
| 2016-17 | 75.00% -1.85% |
72.84% -1.34% |
78.08% -3.44% |
| 2017-18 | 72.38% -2.63% |
70.00% -2.84% |
76.50% -1.59% |
| 2018-19 | 75.86% 3.49% |
74.54% 4.55% |
77.76% 1.27% |
| 2019-20 | 80.11% 4.25% |
78.82% 4.27% |
81.74% 3.98% |
| 2020-21 | 81.56% 1.45% |
80.90% 2.08% |
82.70% 0.96% |
| 2021-22 | 84.98% 3.42% |
83.14% 2.24% |
87.35% 4.65% |
| 2022-23 | 79.63% -5.35% |
79.49% -3.64% |
79.68% -7.67% |
| 2023-24 | 72.81% -6.83% |
71.47% -8.03% |
74.13% -5.55% |
| 2024-25 | 70.21% -2.59% |
68.87% -2.60% |
72.09% -2.04% |
| Average | 76.28% | 74.70% | 78.48% |
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 52.02% where the current academic year yield is 50.57%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at North Dakota Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 60.14% | 59.83% | 60.24% |
| 2015-16 | 55.74% -4.40% |
54.06% -5.77% |
57.57% -2.68% |
| 2016-17 | 51.36% -4.38% |
51.32% -2.74% |
52.54% -5.02% |
| 2017-18 | 57.60% 6.24% |
56.41% 5.09% |
59.32% 6.78% |
| 2018-19 | 51.68% -5.92% |
51.46% -4.94% |
54.50% -4.81% |
| 2019-20 | 50.77% -0.91% |
50.17% -1.29% |
51.50% -3.01% |
| 2020-21 | 51.28% 0.50% |
51.71% 1.54% |
51.02% -0.48% |
| 2021-22 | 50.65% -0.63% |
49.15% -2.56% |
52.93% 1.92% |
| 2022-23 | 45.87% -4.78% |
46.74% -2.41% |
45.35% -7.58% |
| 2023-24 | 46.49% 0.62% |
45.51% -1.23% |
47.53% 2.18% |
| 2024-25 | 50.57% 4.08% |
54.14% 8.62% |
47.23% -0.30% |
| Average | 52.02% | 51.86% | 52.70% |
The average number of applicants is 17,129, the average number of admitted is 14,388, and the average number of enrolled students is 5,881 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to North Dakota Colleges increased by 5.94% (1,167 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at North Dakota Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 14,119 | 11,272 | 5,797 |
| 2015-16 | 14,010 -0.77% |
11,813 4.80% |
5,897 1.73% |
| 2016-17 | 15,235 8.74% |
12,412 5.07% |
6,024 2.15% |
| 2017-18 | 15,947 4.67% |
13,282 7.01% |
6,179 2.57% |
| 2018-19 | 15,811 -0.85% |
12,807 -3.58% |
5,844 -5.42% |
| 2019-20 | 15,787 -0.15% |
13,236 3.35% |
5,551 -5.01% |
| 2020-21 | 18,384 16.45% |
15,972 20.67% |
5,639 1.59% |
| 2021-22 | 18,931 2.98% |
16,874 5.65% |
6,097 8.12% |
| 2022-23 | 19,740 4.27% |
17,435 3.32% |
5,945 -2.49% |
| 2023-24 | 19,645 -0.48% |
16,415 -5.85% |
5,621 -5.45% |
| 2024-25 | 20,812 5.94% |
16,749 2.03% |
6,092 8.38% |
| Average | 17,129 | 14,388 | 5,881 |