Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Northwestern State 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
1020
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 3599 admitted students 37 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
3%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 920-1120. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 580, while 25% scored below 480 and another 25% scored above 580.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 440 and 540, while 25% scored below 440 and 25% achieved a score of 540. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1020 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Northwestern State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 26% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
480-580 -
Math
440-540
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
19
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 3599 admitted students 1142 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
88%
Similar to the SAT, Northwestern State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 88% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 16 and 22, with 25% scoring above 22 and another 25% scoring below 16.
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
16-24 -
Math
16-22 -
Composite
16-22
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$20
Undergraduate$25
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Northwestern State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Northwestern State received a total of 3,738 applications. These applications included 1,166 male applicants and 2,572 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 3,738 applicants, Northwestern State admitted 3,599 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,119 males and 2,480 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,299 students chose to enroll at Northwestern State. This means that 1,299 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 417 were male and 882 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Northwestern State had an overall acceptance rate of 96% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 96% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 96%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Northwestern State had an overall yield rate of 36% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 37%, and for female admitted students, it was 36%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Northwestern State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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 record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- 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 State University of Louisiana.
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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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