Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
NWOSU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
970
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 714 admitted students 27 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
10%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 850-1090. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 540, while 25% scored below 430 and another 25% scored above 540.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 420 and 550, while 25% scored below 420 and 25% achieved a score of 550. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 970 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to NWOSU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 83% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
430-540 -
Math
420-550
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
20
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 714 admitted students 214 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
78%
Similar to the SAT, NWOSU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 78% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 22, with 25% scoring above 22 and another 25% scoring below 17.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
15-21 -
Math
16-22 -
Composite
17-22
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in NWOSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, NWOSU received a total of 1,204 applications. These applications included 454 male applicants and 750 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,204 applicants, NWOSU admitted 714 students. Among the admitted students, there were 277 males and 437 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 277 students chose to enroll at NWOSU. This means that 277 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 114 were male and 163 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, NWOSU had an overall acceptance rate of 59% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 61% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 58%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. NWOSU had an overall yield rate of 39% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 41%, and for female admitted students, it was 37%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for NWOSU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Northwestern Oklahoma State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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