Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Northwestern

At Northwestern College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 75.61%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 87.01%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 28.32%, and the 2024 yield is 27.96%. The number of Northwestern applicants increased by 4.52% (50 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.61%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.01% at Northwestern College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.40% and women students' rate is 78.89%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	76.09%	73.93%	78.23%
2014-15	77.83% 1.75%	75.36% 2.05%	80.29% 2.05%
2015-16	72.12% -5.71%	71.90% -7.98%	72.30% -7.98%
2016-17	65.53% -6.59%	67.03% -7.86%	64.45% -7.86%
2017-18	68.10% 2.57%	68.38% 3.41%	67.86% 3.41%
2018-19	71.43% 3.33%	66.19% 11.07%	78.93% 11.07%
2019-20	69.52% -1.91%	65.12% -2.37%	76.56% -2.37%
2020-21	73.77% 4.25%	68.38% 7.28%	83.84% 7.28%
2021-22	83.02% 9.25%	81.03% 2.14%	85.98% 2.14%
2022-23	87.33% 4.31%	85.04% 4.45%	90.43% 4.45%
2023-24	87.01% -0.32%	85.02% -1.47%	88.95% -1.47%
Average	75.61%	73.40%	78.89%

Northwestern College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.32% where the current academic year yield is 27.96%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.57%	29.93%	31.17%
2014-15	32.27% 1.70%	29.09% 4.08%	35.25% 4.08%
2015-16	29.21% -3.06%	25.89% -3.39%	31.85% -3.39%
2016-17	19.57% -9.64%	21.84% -13.99%	17.86% -13.99%
2017-18	21.06% 1.49%	22.55% 1.94%	19.81% 1.94%
2018-19	28.83% 7.77%	28.07% 9.94%	29.74% 9.94%
2019-20	31.64% 2.81%	27.53% 7.50%	37.24% 7.50%
2020-21	32.58% 0.94%	29.45% 0.10%	37.35% 0.10%
2021-22	27.95% -4.62%	23.96% -5.43%	31.91% -5.43%
2022-23	29.84% 1.89%	27.59% 0.79%	32.71% 0.79%
2023-24	27.96% -1.88%	29.92% -6.60%	26.11% -6.60%
Average	28.32%	26.89%	30.09%

Northwestern College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,371, the average number of admitted is 1,020, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 282. The number of Northwestern applicants increased by 4.52% (50 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 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,221	929	284
2014-15	1,254 33	976 31	315 31
2015-16	1,234 -20	890 -55	260 -55
2016-17	2,199 965	1,441 22	282 22
2017-18	1,959 -240	1,334 -1	281 -1
2018-19	1,316 -643	940 -10	271 -10
2019-20	1,332 16	926 22	293 22
2020-21	1,136 -196	838 -20	273 -20
2021-22	1,172 36	973 -1	272 -1
2022-23	1,105 -67	965 16	288 16
2023-24	1,155 50	1,005 -7	281 -7
Average	1,371	1,020	282

Northwestern College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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