How NSU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.52%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.99% at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.86% and women students' rate is 84.68%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Northwestern State University of Louisiana than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	84.00%	81.44%	85.41%
2014-15	72.98% -11.01%	73.36% -12.61%	72.80% -12.61%
2015-16	83.97% 10.98%	82.47% 11.98%	84.78% 11.98%
2016-17	61.80% -22.17%	61.73% -22.96%	61.83% -22.96%
2017-18	80.29% 18.49%	79.07% 19.07%	80.90% 19.07%
2018-19	81.98% 1.69%	82.94% -1.55%	79.35% -1.55%
2019-20	81.98% 0.01%	82.36% 2.55%	81.89% 2.55%
2020-21	94.85% 12.87%	94.16% 13.27%	95.17% 13.27%
2021-22	95.99% 1.14%	95.97% 0.83%	96.00% 0.83%
2022-23	97.93% 1.95%	96.89% 2.40%	98.40% 2.40%
2023-24	93.99% -3.94%	92.05% -3.40%	95.00% -3.40%
Average	84.52%	83.86%	84.68%

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 43.09% where the current academic year yield is 35.01%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Northwestern State University of Louisiana from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	52.12%	55.51%	50.32%
2014-15	52.91% 0.79%	55.56% 1.29%	51.62% 1.29%
2015-16	46.92% -5.99%	49.25% -5.92%	45.70% -5.92%
2016-17	45.67% -1.25%	45.27% 0.17%	45.87% 0.17%
2017-18	43.56% -2.11%	44.46% -2.75%	43.12% -2.75%
2018-19	42.82% -0.74%	43.14% 0.73%	43.85% 0.73%
2019-20	45.80% 2.98%	44.25% 2.68%	46.53% 2.68%
2020-21	37.31% -8.49%	38.18% -9.62%	36.91% -9.62%
2021-22	36.01% -1.30%	37.00% -0.90%	36.01% -0.90%
2022-23	35.88% -0.13%	42.61% -3.11%	32.89% -3.11%
2023-24	35.01% -0.87%	40.00% 0.11%	33.01% 0.11%
Average	43.09%	45.02%	42.35%

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,757, the average number of admitted is 3,138, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,332. The number of NSU applicants increased by 10.02% (291 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,812	2,362	1,231
2014-15	3,087 275	2,253 -39	1,192 -39
2015-16	3,231 144	2,713 81	1,273 81
2016-17	5,180 1,949	3,201 189	1,462 189
2017-18	4,409 -771	3,540 80	1,542 80
2018-19	4,444 35	3,643 18	1,560 18
2019-20	4,035 -409	3,308 -45	1,515 -45
2020-21	4,290 255	4,069 3	1,518 3
2021-22	3,738 -552	3,588 -226	1,292 -226
2022-23	2,903 -835	2,843 -272	1,020 -272
2023-24	3,194 291	3,002 31	1,051 31
Average	3,757	3,138	1,332

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at NSU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes