How NSU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.92%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.00% at Norfolk State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.84% and women students' rate is 85.55%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Norfolk State University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Norfolk State University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	64.99%	63.92%	65.62%
2014-15	65.67% 0.69%	62.13% 2.35%	67.97% 2.35%
2015-16	78.94% 13.26%	75.71% 13.03%	81.01% 13.03%
2016-17	85.49% 6.56%	82.11% 6.36%	87.36% 6.36%
2017-18	90.13% 4.64%	87.25% 4.16%	91.52% 4.16%
2018-19	89.69% -0.44%	86.83% -0.48%	91.04% -0.48%
2019-20	91.69% 2.00%	89.56% 1.78%	92.82% 1.78%
2020-21	91.07% -0.62%	87.15% 0.03%	92.86% 0.03%
2021-22	89.00% -2.07%	82.98% -1.87%	90.99% -1.87%
2022-23	89.50% 0.50%	86.57% -0.17%	90.82% -0.17%
2023-24	87.00% -2.49%	84.99% -1.81%	89.00% -1.81%
Average	83.92%	80.84%	85.55%

Norfolk State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.19% where the current academic year yield is 17.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Norfolk State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.82%	39.98%	36.56%
2014-15	30.86% -6.95%	38.32% -10.12%	26.44% -10.12%
2015-16	24.61% -6.25%	27.11% -3.33%	23.12% -3.33%
2016-17	27.38% 2.77%	28.10% 3.89%	27.00% 3.89%
2017-18	19.13% -8.25%	22.85% -9.59%	17.41% -9.59%
2018-19	16.45% -2.68%	18.31% -1.80%	15.61% -1.80%
2019-20	18.63% 2.18%	19.76% 2.51%	18.12% 2.51%
2020-21	16.86% -1.77%	17.34% -1.47%	16.65% -1.47%
2021-22	18.99% 2.14%	20.99% 1.34%	17.99% 1.34%
2022-23	16.35% -2.64%	19.67% -3.07%	14.93% -3.07%
2023-24	17.00% 0.65%	18.98% 1.07%	16.00% 1.07%
Average	22.19%	24.67%	20.90%

Norfolk State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,020, the average number of admitted is 5,215, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,022. The number of NSU applicants increased by 14.94% (1,327 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Norfolk State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,373	2,192	829
2014-15	2,817 -556	1,850 -258	571 -258
2015-16	2,445 -372	1,930 -96	475 -96
2016-17	4,439 1,994	3,795 564	1,039 564
2017-18	6,008 1,569	5,415 -3	1,036 -3
2018-19	7,442 1,434	6,675 62	1,098 62
2019-20	7,172 -270	6,576 127	1,225 127
2020-21	6,944 -228	6,324 -159	1,066 -159
2021-22	6,490 -454	5,776 31	1,097 31
2022-23	8,884 2,394	7,951 203	1,300 203
2023-24	10,211 1,327	8,884 210	1,510 210
Average	6,020	5,215	1,022

Norfolk State University 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