The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in North Dakota is 72.76% - 16,419 students accepted out of total 19,645.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 70.72% to 72.76%. The North Dakota Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 46.58% and the yield is lower than 61.75%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.32% where the current academic year rate is 72.76% at North Dakota Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.70% and women students' rate is 78.49%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into North Dakota Colleges than the previous year.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at North Dakota Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
70.72% |
68.97% |
72.32% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
69.65%
-1.08% |
67.44%
-1.53% |
71.71%
-0.61% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
76.85%
7.20% |
74.18%
6.74% |
81.53%
9.82% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
75.00%
-1.85% |
72.84%
-1.34% |
78.08%
-3.44% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
72.38%
-2.63% |
70.00%
-2.84% |
76.50%
-1.59% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
75.86%
3.49% |
74.54%
4.55% |
77.76%
1.27% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
80.11%
4.25% |
78.82%
4.27% |
81.74%
3.98% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
81.56%
1.45% |
80.90%
2.08% |
82.70%
0.96% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
84.98%
3.42% |
83.14%
2.24% |
87.35%
4.65% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
79.63%
-5.35% |
79.49%
-3.64% |
79.68%
-7.67% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
72.76%
-6.87% |
71.35%
-8.14% |
74.07%
-5.61% |
|---|
| Average |
76.32% |
74.70% |
78.49% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 53.04% where the current academic year yield is 46.58%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at North Dakota Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
61.75% |
62.26% |
61.52% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
60.14%
-1.60% |
59.83%
-2.43% |
60.24%
-1.28% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
55.74%
-4.40% |
54.06%
-5.77% |
57.57%
-2.68% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
51.36%
-4.38% |
51.32%
-2.74% |
52.54%
-5.02% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
57.60%
6.24% |
56.41%
5.09% |
59.32%
6.78% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
51.68%
-5.92% |
51.46%
-4.94% |
54.50%
-4.81% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
50.77%
-0.91% |
50.17%
-1.29% |
51.50%
-3.01% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
51.28%
0.50% |
51.71%
1.54% |
51.02%
-0.48% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
50.65%
-0.63% |
49.15%
-2.56% |
52.93%
1.92% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
45.87%
-4.78% |
46.74%
-2.41% |
45.35%
-7.58% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
46.58%
0.71% |
45.53%
-1.21% |
47.60%
2.24% |
|---|
| Average |
53.04% |
52.60% |
54.01% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 16,608, the average number of admitted is 13,902, and the average number of enrolled students is 5,914 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to North Dakota Colleges decreased by -0.48% (95 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at North Dakota Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
15,084 |
11,398 |
6,421 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
14,119
-6.40% |
11,272
-1.11% |
5,797
-9.72% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
14,010
-0.77% |
11,813
4.80% |
5,897
1.73% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
15,235
8.74% |
12,412
5.07% |
6,024
2.15% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
15,947
4.67% |
13,282
7.01% |
6,179
2.57% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
15,811
-0.85% |
12,807
-3.58% |
5,844
-5.42% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
15,787
-0.15% |
13,236
3.35% |
5,551
-5.01% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
18,384
16.45% |
15,972
20.67% |
5,639
1.59% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
18,931
2.98% |
16,874
5.65% |
6,097
8.12% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
19,740
4.27% |
17,435
3.32% |
5,945
-2.49% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
19,645
-0.48% |
16,419
-5.83% |
5,665
-4.71% |
|---|
| Average |
16,608 |
13,902 |
5,914 |
|---|