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.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 76.09% 73.93% 78.23%
2014-15 77.83%
1.75%
75.36%
1.43%
80.29%
2.05%
2015-16 72.12%
-5.71%
71.90%
-3.46%
72.30%
-7.98%
2016-17 65.53%
-6.59%
67.03%
-4.87%
64.45%
-7.86%
2017-18 68.10%
2.57%
68.38%
1.35%
67.86%
3.41%
2018-19 71.43%
3.33%
66.19%
-2.19%
78.93%
11.07%
2019-20 69.52%
-1.91%
65.12%
-1.07%
76.56%
-2.37%
2020-21 73.77%
4.25%
68.38%
3.26%
83.84%
7.28%
2021-22 83.02%
9.25%
81.03%
12.65%
85.98%
2.14%
2022-23 87.33%
4.31%
85.04%
4.01%
90.43%
4.45%
2023-24 87.01%
-0.32%
85.02%
-0.02%
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.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 30.57% 29.93% 31.17%
2014-15 32.27%
1.70%
29.09%
-0.85%
35.25%
4.08%
2015-16 29.21%
-3.06%
25.89%
-3.20%
31.85%
-3.39%
2016-17 19.57%
-9.64%
21.84%
-4.04%
17.86%
-13.99%
2017-18 21.06%
1.49%
22.55%
0.70%
19.81%
1.94%
2018-19 28.83%
7.77%
28.07%
5.52%
29.74%
9.94%
2019-20 31.64%
2.81%
27.53%
-0.54%
37.24%
7.50%
2020-21 32.58%
0.94%
29.45%
1.92%
37.35%
0.10%
2021-22 27.95%
-4.62%
23.96%
-5.49%
31.91%
-5.43%
2022-23 29.84%
1.89%
27.59%
3.64%
32.71%
0.79%
2023-24 27.96%
-1.88%
29.92%
2.33%
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.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 1,221 929 284
2014-15 1,254
2.70%
976
5.06%
315
10.92%
2015-16 1,234
-1.59%
890
-8.81%
260
-17.46%
2016-17 2,199
78.20%
1,441
61.91%
282
8.46%
2017-18 1,959
-10.91%
1,334
-7.43%
281
-0.35%
2018-19 1,316
-32.82%
940
-29.54%
271
-3.56%
2019-20 1,332
1.22%
926
-1.49%
293
8.12%
2020-21 1,136
-14.71%
838
-9.50%
273
-6.83%
2021-22 1,172
3.17%
973
16.11%
272
-0.37%
2022-23 1,105
-5.72%
965
-0.82%
288
5.88%
2023-24 1,155
4.52%
1,005
4.15%
281
-2.43%
Average 1,371 1,020 282
Northwestern College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Northwestern College and similar schools.

20242023Change %
Northwestern College87.01%87.33%-0.37%
Drake University64.00%67.23%-4.80%
Upper Iowa University92.95%54.23%71.40%
Saint Ambrose University73.00%73.92%-1.24%
Maharishi International University96.90%94.29%2.77%
Morningside University71.01%70.61%0.57%

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