Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at NSU

At Northern State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.34%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 78.14%. The acceptance rate at Northern State University have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 35.32%, and the 2023 yield is 28.94%. The number of NSU applicants increased by 7.57% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.34%, and this year's acceptance rate is 78.14% at Northern State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.62% and women students' rate is 85.45%. The acceptance rate at Northern State 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 State University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	89.84%	87.96%	91.58%
2013-14	93.34% 3.50%	92.20% 2.90%	94.48% 2.90%
2014-15	82.89% -10.46%	78.67% -6.96%	87.52% -6.96%
2015-16	72.07% -10.82%	72.46% -8.88%	78.64% -8.88%
2016-17	81.39% 9.32%	78.71% 5.03%	83.67% 5.03%
2017-18	87.83% 6.44%	89.22% 2.89%	86.56% 2.89%
2018-19	88.11% 0.28%	89.92% 0.09%	86.66% 0.09%
2019-20	84.46% -3.65%	82.54% -0.65%	86.01% -0.65%
2020-21	78.71% -5.75%	74.36% -4.23%	81.77% -4.23%
2021-22	79.98% 1.27%	78.09% -0.74%	81.03% -0.74%
2022-23	78.14% -1.84%	73.72% 0.93%	81.97% 0.93%
Average	83.34%	81.62%	85.45%

Northern State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.32% where the current academic year yield is 28.94%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	40.45%	38.17%	42.46%
2013-14	37.96% -2.49%	36.09% -2.68%	39.78% -2.68%
2014-15	32.28% -5.68%	28.35% -3.61%	36.17% -3.61%
2015-16	32.52% 0.24%	30.89% -2.17%	34.00% -2.17%
2016-17	38.81% 6.28%	37.98% 5.47%	39.47% 5.47%
2017-18	37.11% -1.69%	35.55% -0.89%	38.58% -0.89%
2018-19	36.03% -1.09%	38.08% -4.27%	34.31% -4.27%
2019-20	28.74% -7.29%	32.69% -8.64%	25.67% -8.64%
2020-21	41.74% 13.00%	41.07% 16.50%	42.17% 16.50%
2021-22	33.98% -7.76%	38.96% -10.25%	31.91% -10.25%
2022-23	28.94% -5.03%	29.86% -3.58%	28.33% -3.58%
Average	35.32%	35.24%	35.72%

Northern State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,187, the average number of admitted is 987, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 345. The number of NSU applicants increased by 7.57% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	1,142	1,026	415
2013-14	1,157 15	1,080 -5	410 -5
2014-15	1,379 222	1,143 -41	369 -41
2015-16	1,314 -65	947 -61	308 -61
2016-17	1,010 -304	822 11	319 11
2017-18	994 -16	873 5	324 5
2018-19	1,068 74	941 15	339 15
2019-20	1,409 341	1,190 3	342 3
2020-21	1,038 -371	817 -1	341 -1
2021-22	1,229 191	983 -7	334 -7
2022-23	1,322 93	1,033 -35	299 -35
Average	1,187	987	345

Northern State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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