Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of North Dakota

At University of North Dakota, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 81.99%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 83.28%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of North Dakota than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 44.34%, and the 2023 yield is 31.91%. The number of U of North Dakota applicants increased by 10.65% (635 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.99%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.28% at University of North Dakota. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.20% and women students' rate is 84.05%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of North Dakota than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	70.81%	70.31%	71.36%
2013-14	73.70% 2.90%	73.85% 2.16%	73.52% 2.16%
2014-15	86.00% 12.29%	83.45% 15.41%	88.93% 15.41%
2015-16	81.89% -4.11%	80.05% -4.97%	83.96% -4.97%
2016-17	83.69% 1.80%	82.09% 1.62%	85.58% 1.62%
2017-18	83.48% -0.21%	80.47% 1.27%	86.84% 1.27%
2018-19	82.21% -1.27%	79.96% -1.84%	85.00% -1.84%
2019-20	81.12% -1.09%	79.90% -2.45%	82.55% -2.45%
2020-21	86.75% 5.63%	85.43% 5.77%	88.32% 5.77%
2021-22	89.00% 2.24%	87.00% 2.69%	91.01% 2.69%
2022-23	83.28% -5.72%	79.65% -3.57%	87.44% -3.57%
Average	81.99%	80.20%	84.05%

University of North Dakota Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 44.34% where the current academic year yield is 31.91%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	60.80%	59.82%	61.88%
2013-14	59.25% -1.55%	59.85% -3.36%	58.51% -3.36%
2014-15	47.75% -11.51%	47.39% -10.39%	48.13% -10.39%
2015-16	47.03% -0.71%	46.53% -0.55%	47.58% -0.55%
2016-17	44.79% -2.25%	44.17% -2.10%	45.48% -2.10%
2017-18	44.41% -0.37%	43.94% -0.58%	44.90% -0.58%
2018-19	44.45% 0.04%	43.91% 0.18%	45.08% 0.18%
2019-20	41.54% -2.91%	41.42% -3.39%	41.68% -3.39%
2020-21	32.86% -8.69%	31.63% -7.42%	34.26% -7.42%
2021-22	33.00% 0.14%	32.02% -0.26%	34.00% -0.26%
2022-23	31.91% -1.09%	31.61% -1.79%	32.22% -1.79%
Average	44.34%	43.85%	44.88%

University of North Dakota Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,309, the average number of admitted is 4,362, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,886. The number of U of North Dakota applicants increased by 10.65% (635 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	4,857	3,439	2,091
2013-14	5,404 547	3,983 269	2,360 269
2014-15	4,642 -762	3,992 -454	1,906 -454
2015-16	4,920 278	4,029 -11	1,895 -11
2016-17	5,144 224	4,305 33	1,928 33
2017-18	5,230 86	4,366 11	1,939 11
2018-19	5,021 -209	4,128 -104	1,835 -104
2019-20	4,964 -57	4,027 -162	1,673 -162
2020-21	5,662 698	4,912 -59	1,614 -59
2021-22	5,962 300	5,306 137	1,751 137
2022-23	6,597 635	5,494 2	1,753 2
Average	5,309	4,362	1,886

University of North Dakota Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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