Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Northeastern

At Northeastern University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 23.99%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 6.80%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northeastern University than the previous year. Northeastern University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.77%, and the 2023 yield is 40.69%. The number of Northeastern applicants increased by 20.94% (15,756 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 23.99%, and this year's acceptance rate is 6.80% at Northeastern University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 23.72% and women students' rate is 24.23%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northeastern University than the previous year. Northeastern University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	31.86%	31.96%	31.77%
2013-14	32.31% 0.45%	31.76% 0.99%	32.77% 0.99%
2014-15	32.22% -0.08%	32.08% -0.42%	32.34% -0.42%
2015-16	28.48% -3.74%	28.98% -4.31%	28.04% -4.31%
2016-17	28.88% 0.40%	29.13% 0.63%	28.66% 0.63%
2017-18	27.44% -1.44%	27.15% -0.97%	27.69% -0.97%
2018-19	19.34% -8.10%	18.93% -8.01%	19.68% -8.01%
2019-20	18.05% -1.29%	18.35% -1.89%	17.80% -1.89%
2020-21	20.48% 2.42%	20.81% 2.39%	20.19% 2.39%
2021-22	18.00% -2.48%	16.00% -0.19%	20.00% -0.19%
2022-23	6.80% -11.20%	5.79% -12.43%	7.57% -12.43%
Average	23.99%	23.72%	24.23%

Northeastern University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.77% where the current academic year yield is 40.69%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18.92%	20.56%	17.50%
2013-14	18.89% -0.02%	19.51% 0.89%	18.39% 0.89%
2014-15	18.34% -0.55%	20.50% -1.91%	16.49% -1.91%
2015-16	19.44% 1.10%	20.87% 1.67%	18.16% 1.67%
2016-17	18.15% -1.29%	19.22% -0.95%	17.21% -0.95%
2017-18	20.89% 2.75%	22.12% 2.65%	19.86% 2.65%
2018-19	22.80% 1.91%	24.03% 1.93%	21.80% 1.93%
2019-20	26.65% 3.85%	27.80% 3.84%	25.64% 3.84%
2020-21	23.70% -2.96%	23.95% -2.16%	23.48% -2.16%
2021-22	33.00% 9.30%	33.00% 8.51%	31.99% 8.51%
2022-23	40.69% 7.69%	39.97% 9.10%	41.10% 9.10%
Average	23.77%	24.68%	22.88%

Northeastern University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 59,311, the average number of admitted is 13,242, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,994. The number of Northeastern applicants increased by 20.94% (15,756 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	44,208	14,084	2,664
2013-14	47,364 3,156	15,301 227	2,891 227
2014-15	49,819 2,455	16,052 53	2,944 53
2015-16	50,523 704	14,388 -147	2,797 -147
2016-17	51,063 540	14,747 -121	2,676 -121
2017-18	54,209 3,146	14,876 432	3,108 432
2018-19	62,272 8,063	12,042 -362	2,746 -362
2019-20	62,263 -9	11,240 250	2,996 250
2020-21	64,459 2,196	13,199 132	3,128 132
2021-22	75,244 10,785	13,544 1,341	4,469 1,341
2022-23	91,000 15,756	6,191 -1,950	2,519 -1,950
Average	59,311	13,242	2,994

Northeastern University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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