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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

83.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Northwood U during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,123 775 348
Admitted students 936 634 302
Enrolled students 293 201 92
Acceptance rate 83% 82% 87%
Yield rate 31% 32% 30%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Northwood U received a total of 1,123 applications. These applications included 775 male applicants and 348 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,123 applicants, Northwood U admitted 936 students. Among the admitted students, there were 634 males and 302 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 293 students chose to enroll at Northwood U. This means that 293 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 201 were male and 92 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Northwood U had an overall acceptance rate of 83% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 82% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 87%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Northwood U had an overall yield rate of 31% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 32%, and for female admitted students, it was 30%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Northwood U over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 2,192 1,320 688 1,521 946 575 69% 72% 84% 350 231 119 23% 24% 21%
2016 1,346 786 560 901 529 372 67% 67% 66% 339 221 118 38% 42% 32%
2017 1,819 1,094 725 1,260 770 490 69% 70% 68% 285 191 94 23% 25% 19%
2018 1,445 905 540 976 628 348 68% 69% 64% 263 183 80 27% 29% 23%
2019 1,099 722 377 869 578 291 79% 80% 77% 299 213 86 34% 37% 30%
2020 1,056 705 351 811 544 267 77% 77% 76% 266 183 83 33% 34% 31%
2021 1,123 775 348 936 634 302 83% 82% 87% 293 201 92 31% 32% 30%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Northwood 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 record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • 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 Northwood University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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