Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Northeastern

At Northeastern University, the average acceptance rate over the past 9 years is 25.02%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 18.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northeastern University than the previous year.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.43%, and the 2022 yield is 33.00%. The number of Northeastern applicants increased by 16.73% (10,785 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 25.02%, and this year's acceptance rate is 18.00% at Northeastern University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 24.80% and women students' rate is 25.24%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northeastern University than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Northeastern University over the past 9 years (2013-2022).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 32.31% 31.76% 32.77%
2014-15 32.22%
-0.08%
32.08%
-0.42%
32.34%
-0.42%
2015-16 28.48%
-3.74%
28.98%
-4.31%
28.04%
-4.31%
2016-17 28.88%
0.40%
29.13%
0.63%
28.66%
0.63%
2017-18 27.44%
-1.44%
27.15%
-0.97%
27.69%
-0.97%
2018-19 19.34%
-8.10%
18.93%
-8.01%
19.68%
-8.01%
2019-20 18.05%
-1.29%
18.35%
-1.89%
17.80%
-1.89%
2020-21 20.48%
2.42%
20.81%
2.39%
20.19%
2.39%
2021-22 18.00%
-2.48%
16.00%
-0.19%
20.00%
-0.19%
Average 25.02% 24.80% 25.24%
Northeastern University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 9 years is 22.43% where the current academic year yield is 33.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Northeastern University from 2013 to 2022.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 18.89% 19.51% 18.39%
2014-15 18.34%
-0.55%
20.50%
-1.91%
16.49%
-1.91%
2015-16 19.44%
1.10%
20.87%
1.67%
18.16%
1.67%
2016-17 18.15%
-1.29%
19.22%
-0.95%
17.21%
-0.95%
2017-18 20.89%
2.75%
22.12%
2.65%
19.86%
2.65%
2018-19 22.80%
1.91%
24.03%
1.93%
21.80%
1.93%
2019-20 26.65%
3.85%
27.80%
3.84%
25.64%
3.84%
2020-21 23.70%
-2.96%
23.95%
-2.16%
23.48%
-2.16%
2021-22 33.00%
9.30%
33.00%
8.51%
31.99%
8.51%
Average 22.43% 23.44% 21.45%
Northeastern University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 57,468, the average number of admitted is 13,932, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,084. The number of Northeastern applicants increased by 16.73% (10,785 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Northeastern University from 2013 to 2022.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 47,364 15,301 2,891
2014-15 49,819
2,455
16,052
53
2,944
53
2015-16 50,523
704
14,388
-147
2,797
-147
2016-17 51,063
540
14,747
-121
2,676
-121
2017-18 54,209
3,146
14,876
432
3,108
432
2018-19 62,272
8,063
12,042
-362
2,746
-362
2019-20 62,263
-9
11,240
250
2,996
250
2020-21 64,459
2,196
13,199
132
3,128
132
2021-22 75,244
10,785
13,544
1,341
4,469
1,341
Average 57,468 13,932 3,084
Northeastern University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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