Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at NUC

At NUC University, the average acceptance rate over the past 7 years is 68.63%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 49.07%. NUC's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 6 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into NUC University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 66.34%, and the 2020 yield is 67.27%. The number of NUC applicants increased by 4.66% (205 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.63%, and this year's acceptance rate is 49.07% at NUC University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.85% and women students' rate is 69.77%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into NUC University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at NUC University over the past 7 years (2013-2020).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	90.22%	89.32%	90.69%
2014-15	89.81% -0.41%	92.06% -1.97%	88.72% -1.97%
2015-16	69.73% -20.08%	57.27% -10.94%	77.78% -10.94%
2016-17	64.80% -4.93%	62.85% -12.17%	65.61% -12.17%
2017-18	59.33% -5.48%	60.35% -6.76%	58.85% -6.76%
2018-19	57.45% -1.88%	56.48% -0.94%	57.91% -0.94%
2019-20	49.07% -8.38%	49.64% -9.10%	48.81% -9.10%
Average	68.63%	66.85%	69.77%

NUC University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 7 years is 66.34% where the current academic year yield is 67.27%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at NUC University from 2013 to 2020.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	78.20%	81.16%	76.69%
2014-15	57.31% -20.89%	60.34% -20.91%	55.78% -20.91%
2015-16	64.97% 7.66%	71.21% 6.22%	62.00% 6.22%
2016-17	52.59% -12.38%	60.32% -12.49%	49.52% -12.49%
2017-18	81.31% 28.72%	82.72% 31.12%	80.64% 31.12%
2018-19	62.75% -18.56%	67.29% -19.99%	60.65% -19.99%
2019-20	67.27% 4.52%	71.10% 4.91%	65.55% 4.91%
Average	66.34%	70.59%	64.40%

NUC University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,567, the average number of admitted is 1,581, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,089. The number of NUC applicants increased by 4.66% (205 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at NUC University from 2013 to 2020.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,810	1,633	1,277
2014-15	579 -1,231	520 -979	298 -979
2015-16	1,437 858	1,002 353	651 353
2016-17	1,341 -96	869 -194	457 -194
2017-18	3,806 2,465	2,258 1,379	1,836 1,379
2018-19	4,397 591	2,526 -251	1,585 -251
2019-20	4,602 205	2,258 -66	1,519 -66
Average	2,567	1,581	1,089

NUC University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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