Applying to NEC

New England College's acceptance rate is 95.99% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 2,841 students applied and 2,727 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into NEC.

NEC's acceptance rate places 9th out of 12 New Hampshire colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to NEC, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of New England College is 95.99% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 8.98%. 1,158 men and 1,602 women applied to NEC and 1,112 men and 1,554 women students were accepted.

Among them, 100 men and 140 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at NEC.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at NEC
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	2,841	1,158	1,602	0	0
Admitted	2,727	1,112	1,554	0	0
Enrolled	245	100	140	0	0
Acceptance Rate	95.99%	96.03%	97.00%	-	-
Yield	8.98%	8.99%	9.01%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

New England College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at NEC. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply New England College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

NEC Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Considered, if submitted
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to NEC.

Admission Information for Applying to NEC
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.nec.edu/admission
Online Application	https://www.nec.edu/admissions/undergraduate-online-admission/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)

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