Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at NAU

At Northern Arizona University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 81.05%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 79.99%. The acceptance rate at Northern Arizona University have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.11%, and the 2023 yield is 15.54%. The number of NAU applicants increased by 4.63% (1,983 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.05%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.99% at Northern Arizona University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 78.52% and women students' rate is 82.64%. The acceptance rate at Northern Arizona University have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	76.32%	74.95%	77.19%
2013-14	91.37% 15.06%	88.99% 15.68%	92.87% 15.68%
2014-15	81.00% -10.38%	78.32% -10.09%	82.78% -10.09%
2015-16	76.87% -4.13%	73.03% -3.34%	79.43% -3.34%
2016-17	78.05% 1.18%	73.70% 1.47%	80.90% 1.47%
2017-18	80.85% 2.80%	77.55% 1.95%	82.86% 1.95%
2018-19	82.62% 1.77%	80.33% 1.06%	83.92% 1.06%
2019-20	84.89% 2.27%	82.41% 2.33%	86.25% 2.33%
2020-21	81.64% -3.25%	78.95% -3.17%	83.08% -3.17%
2021-22	78.00% -3.64%	77.00% -4.08%	79.00% -4.08%
2022-23	79.99% 1.99%	78.51% 1.78%	80.77% 1.78%
Average	81.05%	78.52%	82.64%

Northern Arizona University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.11% where the current academic year yield is 15.54%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	16.18%	17.91%	15.10%
2013-14	15.37% -0.81%	17.12% -0.79%	14.31% -0.79%
2014-15	19.93% 4.57%	21.83% 4.43%	18.74% 4.43%
2015-16	22.95% 3.02%	23.35% 3.97%	22.70% 3.97%
2016-17	19.68% -3.27%	20.78% -3.69%	19.02% -3.69%
2017-18	19.79% 0.11%	20.57% 0.33%	19.35% 0.33%
2018-19	19.29% -0.50%	20.45% -0.70%	18.65% -0.70%
2019-20	17.46% -1.83%	19.15% -2.09%	16.57% -2.09%
2020-21	17.09% -0.37%	17.87% 0.13%	16.70% 0.13%
2021-22	16.00% -1.09%	18.00% -1.70%	15.00% -1.70%
2022-23	15.54% -0.46%	17.30% -0.36%	14.64% -0.36%
Average	18.11%	19.48%	17.34%

Northern Arizona University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 36,457, the average number of admitted is 29,538, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,291. The number of NAU applicants increased by 4.63% (1,983 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	34,461	26,299	4,254
2013-14	33,989 -472	31,057 518	4,772 518
2014-15	30,855 -3,134	24,991 209	4,981 209
2015-16	29,583 -1,272	22,739 237	5,218 237
2016-17	36,511 6,928	28,495 389	5,607 389
2017-18	36,875 364	29,812 293	5,900 293
2018-19	36,831 -44	30,428 -31	5,869 -31
2019-20	36,810 -21	31,248 -414	5,455 -414
2020-21	37,386 576	30,523 -238	5,217 -238
2021-22	42,872 5,486	33,440 133	5,350 133
2022-23	44,855 1,983	35,881 225	5,575 225
Average	36,457	29,538	5,291

Northern Arizona University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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