How NSU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.70%, and this year's acceptance rate is 97.93% at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.21% and women students' rate is 83.77%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	84.93%	84.97%	84.91%
2013-14	84.00% -0.93%	81.44% 0.51%	85.41% 0.51%
2014-15	72.98% -11.01%	73.36% -12.61%	72.80% -12.61%
2015-16	83.97% 10.98%	82.47% 11.98%	84.78% 11.98%
2016-17	61.80% -22.17%	61.73% -22.96%	61.83% -22.96%
2017-18	80.29% 18.49%	79.07% 19.07%	80.90% 19.07%
2018-19	81.98% 1.69%	82.94% -1.55%	79.35% -1.55%
2019-20	81.98% 0.01%	82.36% 2.55%	81.89% 2.55%
2020-21	94.85% 12.87%	94.16% 13.27%	95.17% 13.27%
2021-22	95.99% 1.14%	95.97% 0.83%	96.00% 0.83%
2022-23	97.93% 1.95%	96.89% 2.40%	98.40% 2.40%
Average	83.70%	83.21%	83.77%

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 44.44% where the current academic year yield is 35.88%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	49.82%	53.70%	47.69%
2013-14	52.12% 2.30%	55.51% 2.63%	50.32% 2.63%
2014-15	52.91% 0.79%	55.56% 1.29%	51.62% 1.29%
2015-16	46.92% -5.99%	49.25% -5.92%	45.70% -5.92%
2016-17	45.67% -1.25%	45.27% 0.17%	45.87% 0.17%
2017-18	43.56% -2.11%	44.46% -2.75%	43.12% -2.75%
2018-19	42.82% -0.74%	43.14% 0.73%	43.85% 0.73%
2019-20	45.80% 2.98%	44.25% 2.68%	46.53% 2.68%
2020-21	37.31% -8.49%	38.18% -9.62%	36.91% -9.62%
2021-22	36.01% -1.30%	37.00% -0.90%	36.01% -0.90%
2022-23	35.88% -0.13%	42.61% -3.11%	32.89% -3.11%
Average	44.44%	46.27%	43.68%

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,761, the average number of admitted is 3,115, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,361. The number of NSU applicants decreased by -22.34% (835 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	3,238	2,750	1,370
2013-14	2,812 -426	2,362 -139	1,231 -139
2014-15	3,087 275	2,253 -39	1,192 -39
2015-16	3,231 144	2,713 81	1,273 81
2016-17	5,180 1,949	3,201 189	1,462 189
2017-18	4,409 -771	3,540 80	1,542 80
2018-19	4,444 35	3,643 18	1,560 18
2019-20	4,035 -409	3,308 -45	1,515 -45
2020-21	4,290 255	4,069 3	1,518 3
2021-22	3,738 -552	3,588 -226	1,292 -226
2022-23	2,903 -835	2,843 -272	1,020 -272
Average	3,761	3,115	1,361

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at NSU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes