Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at NWBC

At Northwestern College, the average acceptance rate over the past 8 years is 76.93%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 80.65%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northwestern College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 53.61%, and the 2021 yield is 56.00%. The number of NWBC applicants decreased by -19.69% (38 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.93%, and this year's acceptance rate is 80.65% at Northwestern College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.77% and women students' rate is 76.47%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northwestern College than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Northwestern College over the past 8 years (2013-2021).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	92.65%	90.53%	93.18%
2014-15	88.83% -3.82%	95.38% -5.68%	87.50% -5.68%
2015-16	81.63% -7.20%	58.33% -9.65%	77.85% -9.65%
2016-17	77.94% -3.69%	71.83% 1.01%	78.86% 1.01%
2017-18	93.72% 15.78%	94.12% 14.84%	93.69% 14.84%
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	100.00% -	100.00% -	100.00% -
2020-21	80.65% -19.35%	80.00% -19.31%	80.69% -19.31%
Average	76.93%	73.77%	76.47%

Northwestern College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 8 years is 53.61% where the current academic year yield is 56.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Northwestern College from 2013 to 2021.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45.12%	48.84%	44.23%
2014-15	53.80% 8.68%	45.16% 11.49%	55.71% 11.49%
2015-16	73.57% 19.77%	85.71% 22.95%	78.66% 22.95%
2016-17	54.25% -19.33%	35.29% -21.82%	56.84% -21.82%
2017-18	67.41% 13.17%	56.25% 11.43%	68.27% 11.43%
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	78.76% -	87.50% -	78.38% -
2020-21	56.00% -22.76%	50.00% -21.97%	56.41% -21.97%
Average	53.61%	51.09%	54.81%

Northwestern College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 292, the average number of admitted is 254, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 149. The number of NWBC applicants decreased by -19.69% (38 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Northwestern College from 2013 to 2021.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	476	441	199
2014-15	385 -91	342 -15	184 -15
2015-16	343 -42	280 22	206 22
2016-17	544 201	424 24	230 24
2017-18	239 -305	224 -79	151 -79
2018-19	-	-	-
2019-20	193 -	193 -	152 -
2020-21	155 -38	125 -82	70 -82
Average	292	254	149

Northwestern College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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