Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at NCAD

At Northwest College of Art & Design, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 55.50%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 75.82%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Northwest College of Art & Design than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 35.04%, and the 2024 yield is 47.41%. The number of NCAD applicants increased by 16.79% (22 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 55.50%, and this year's acceptance rate is 75.82% at Northwest College of Art & Design. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 53.43% and women students' rate is 56.18%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Northwest College of Art & Design than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Northwest College of Art & Design over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	82.35%	75.00%	85.96%
2014-15	76.62% -5.73%	60.87% -2.63%	83.33% -2.63%
2015-16	77.89% 1.27%	66.67% -2.81%	80.52% -2.81%
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	73.68% -	84.21% -	68.42% -
2020-21	84.27% 10.59%	85.71% 14.91%	83.33% 14.91%
2021-22	71.92% -12.35%	77.27% -13.73%	69.61% -13.73%
2022-23	67.94% -3.98%	67.50% -1.48%	68.13% -1.48%
2023-24	75.82% 7.88%	70.45% 10.57%	78.70% 10.57%
Average	55.50%	53.43%	56.18%

Northwest College of Art & Design Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.04% where the current academic year yield is 47.41%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Northwest College of Art & Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62.86%	57.14%	65.31%
2014-15	42.37% -20.48%	42.86% -23.08%	42.22% -23.08%
2015-16	45.95% 3.57%	58.33% 1.33%	43.55% 1.33%
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	54.76% -	50.00% -	57.69% -
2020-21	48.00% -6.76%	63.33% -19.91%	37.78% -19.91%
2021-22	32.38% -15.62%	44.12% -11.02%	26.76% -11.02%
2022-23	51.69% 19.30%	59.26% 21.63%	48.39% 21.63%
2023-24	47.41% -4.27%	41.94% 1.02%	49.41% 1.02%
Average	35.04%	37.91%	33.74%

Northwest College of Art & Design Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 76, the average number of admitted is 57, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 27. The number of NCAD applicants increased by 16.79% (22 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Northwest College of Art & Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	85	70	44
2014-15	77 -8	59 -19	25 -19
2015-16	95 18	74 9	34 9
2016-17	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	57 -	42 -	23 -
2020-21	89 32	75 13	36 13
2021-22	146 57	105 -2	34 -2
2022-23	131 -15	89 12	46 12
2023-24	153 22	116 9	55 9
Average	76	57	27

Northwest College of Art & Design Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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