Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Northern Michigan

At Northern Michigan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 70.46%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 69.99%. The acceptance rate at Northern Michigan University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 32.82%, and the 2024 yield is 31.99%. The number of Northern Michigan applicants increased by 11.34% (705 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.46%, and this year's acceptance rate is 69.99% at Northern Michigan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.75% and women students' rate is 70.27%. The acceptance rate at Northern Michigan University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	73.13%	72.16%	73.83%
2014-15	72.09% -1.03%	72.38% -1.94%	71.89% -1.94%
2015-16	69.88% -2.22%	71.58% -3.20%	68.70% -3.20%
2016-17	75.87% 5.99%	77.32% 6.11%	74.81% 6.11%
2017-18	74.37% -1.50%	72.92% 0.61%	75.42% 0.61%
2018-19	65.74% -8.63%	64.01% -8.48%	66.94% -8.48%
2019-20	65.59% -0.16%	64.52% -0.67%	66.27% -0.67%
2020-21	66.89% 1.30%	66.98% 0.55%	66.83% 0.55%
2021-22	71.01% 4.12%	72.98% 3.17%	70.00% 3.17%
2022-23	70.55% -0.46%	72.36% -0.69%	69.31% -0.69%
2023-24	69.99% -0.55%	71.01% -0.30%	69.01% -0.30%
Average	70.46%	70.75%	70.27%

Northern Michigan University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.82% where the current academic year yield is 31.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.07%	37.12%	31.90%
2014-15	32.46% -1.61%	35.45% -1.59%	30.31% -1.59%
2015-16	35.06% 2.60%	36.61% 3.63%	33.94% 3.63%
2016-17	33.41% -1.66%	37.54% -3.73%	30.21% -3.73%
2017-18	32.69% -0.71%	35.75% 0.34%	30.56% 0.34%
2018-19	32.47% -0.22%	34.79% 0.38%	30.94% 0.38%
2019-20	31.98% -0.50%	36.35% -1.72%	29.22% -1.72%
2020-21	32.62% 0.65%	34.43% 2.23%	31.45% 2.23%
2021-22	32.00% -0.62%	35.04% -1.46%	29.99% -1.46%
2022-23	32.28% 0.28%	36.97% -0.66%	29.32% -0.66%
2023-24	31.99% -0.29%	36.97% -0.33%	29.00% -0.33%
Average	32.82%	36.09%	30.62%

Northern Michigan University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,557, the average number of admitted is 4,606, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,510. The number of Northern Michigan applicants increased by 11.34% (705 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,743	4,931	1,680
2014-15	6,841 98	4,932 -79	1,601 -79
2015-16	5,820 -1,021	4,067 -175	1,426 -175
2016-17	5,346 -474	4,056 -71	1,355 -71
2017-18	6,173 827	4,591 146	1,501 146
2018-19	7,607 1,434	5,001 123	1,624 123
2019-20	7,677 70	5,035 -14	1,610 -14
2020-21	6,233 -1,444	4,169 -250	1,360 -250
2021-22	6,553 320	4,653 129	1,489 129
2022-23	6,217 -336	4,386 -73	1,416 -73
2023-24	6,922 705	4,845 134	1,550 134
Average	6,557	4,606	1,510

Northern Michigan University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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