Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at North Carolina Central

At North Carolina Central University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 65.73%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 84.38%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into North Carolina Central University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.00%, and the 2023 yield is 15.18%. The number of North Carolina Central applicants increased by 2.17% (179 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.73%, and this year's acceptance rate is 84.38% at North Carolina Central University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 62.11% and women students' rate is 67.52%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into North Carolina Central University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at North Carolina Central University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	51.75%	48.28%	53.62%
2013-14	50.33% -1.43%	46.38% -1.20%	52.42% -1.20%
2014-15	43.22% -7.11%	40.25% -7.64%	44.78% -7.64%
2015-16	65.87% 22.66%	62.98% 22.60%	67.38% 22.60%
2016-17	66.69% 0.82%	63.92% 0.67%	68.05% 0.67%
2017-18	82.81% 16.12%	77.99% 17.09%	85.14% 17.09%
2018-19	46.64% -36.17%	43.55% -36.97%	48.18% -36.97%
2019-20	67.98% 21.34%	63.35% 21.97%	70.14% 21.97%
2020-21	87.42% 19.44%	83.08% 19.17%	89.31% 19.17%
2021-22	75.99% -11.43%	71.98% -11.31%	78.00% -11.31%
2022-23	84.38% 8.38%	81.45% 7.65%	85.65% 7.65%
Average	65.73%	62.11%	67.52%

North Carolina Central University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.00% where the current academic year yield is 15.18%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at North Carolina Central University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	26.31%	27.16%	25.89%
2013-14	31.46% 5.16%	34.31% 4.23%	30.12% 4.23%
2014-15	19.03% -12.43%	21.51% -12.27%	17.86% -12.27%
2015-16	21.98% 2.95%	23.09% 3.59%	21.45% 3.59%
2016-17	20.09% -1.89%	20.67% -1.62%	19.82% -1.62%
2017-18	23.08% 2.99%	23.57% 3.04%	22.86% 3.04%
2018-19	18.82% -4.26%	18.95% -4.09%	18.77% -4.09%
2019-20	18.18% -0.65%	18.93% -0.91%	17.86% -0.91%
2020-21	18.80% 0.62%	20.52% 0.24%	18.10% 0.24%
2021-22	18.00% -0.80%	19.03% -0.10%	18.01% -0.10%
2022-23	15.18% -2.82%	16.25% -3.27%	14.74% -3.27%
Average	21.00%	22.18%	20.50%

North Carolina Central University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,891, the average number of admitted is 5,643, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,158. The number of North Carolina Central applicants increased by 2.17% (179 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at North Carolina Central University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	9,240	4,782	1,258
2013-14	8,886 -354	4,472 149	1,407 149
2014-15	11,246 2,360	4,860 -482	925 -482
2015-16	7,651 -3,595	5,040 183	1,108 183
2016-17	8,613 962	5,744 46	1,154 46
2017-18	6,671 -1,942	5,524 121	1,275 121
2018-19	13,019 6,348	6,072 -132	1,143 -132
2019-20	8,311 -4,708	5,650 -116	1,027 -116
2020-21	7,496 -815	6,553 205	1,232 205
2021-22	8,244 748	6,265 -104	1,128 -104
2022-23	8,423 179	7,107 -49	1,079 -49
Average	8,891	5,643	1,158

North Carolina Central University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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