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.

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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).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	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.

Year	Total	Men	Women
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.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
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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