How Northwest's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 94.43%, and this year's acceptance rate is 88.05% at Northwest University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 93.51% and women students' rate is 94.91%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northwest University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	97.20%	94.96%	98.16%
2014-15	96.12% -1.08%	95.12% -1.49%	96.67% -1.49%
2015-16	95.15% -0.98%	93.38% -0.79%	95.88% -0.79%
2016-17	93.39% -1.75%	95.33% -3.20%	92.68% -3.20%
2017-18	97.44% 4.05%	98.37% 4.43%	97.11% 4.43%
2018-19	95.21% -2.23%	95.35% -1.95%	95.16% -1.95%
2019-20	93.17% -2.04%	93.21% -2.01%	93.15% -2.01%
2020-21	92.77% -0.39%	90.78% 0.41%	93.56% 0.41%
2021-22	95.98% 3.21%	95.27% 3.37%	96.92% 3.37%
2022-23	94.26% -1.73%	92.98% -2.15%	94.78% -2.15%
2023-24	88.05% -6.20%	83.87% -4.83%	89.95% -4.83%
Average	94.43%	93.51%	94.91%

Northwest University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.65% where the current academic year yield is 29.07%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	48.23%	52.27%	46.56%
2014-15	43.27% -4.96%	53.85% -8.98%	37.59% -8.98%
2015-16	41.43% -1.84%	51.77% -0.34%	37.25% -0.34%
2016-17	39.39% -2.04%	46.85% -0.67%	36.58% -0.67%
2017-18	43.11% 3.72%	57.02% 1.52%	38.10% 1.52%
2018-19	52.41% 9.30%	62.60% 10.77%	48.87% 10.77%
2019-20	36.68% -15.73%	43.05% -14.81%	34.06% -14.81%
2020-21	34.42% -2.26%	40.63% -2.02%	32.04% -2.02%
2021-22	35.90% 1.49%	41.13% 1.93%	33.97% 1.93%
2022-23	43.21% 7.31%	54.72% 4.61%	38.58% 4.61%
2023-24	29.07% -14.14%	36.81% -13.51%	25.08% -13.51%
Average	40.65%	49.16%	37.15%

Northwest University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 497, the average number of admitted is 469, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 190. The number of Northwest applicants increased by 53.00% (203 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	465	452	218
2014-15	464 -1	446 -25	193 -25
2015-16	515 51	490 10	203 10
2016-17	560 45	523 3	206 3
2017-18	469 -91	457 -9	197 -9
2018-19	501 32	477 53	250 53
2019-20	556 55	518 -60	190 -60
2020-21	498 -58	462 -31	159 -31
2021-22	473 -25	454 4	163 4
2022-23	383 -90	361 -7	156 -7
2023-24	586 203	516 -6	150 -6
Average	497	469	190

Northwest University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Northwest

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes