National University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

National University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 is 90.5%, with 12,950 applicants and 11,720 accepted. This marks a slight decline from the previous year's acceptance rate of 90.6% and continues a trend of stability in high acceptance rates over the last five years, which ranged from 89.8% in 2019 to a peak of 91.3% in 2020. The regular decision acceptance rates have consistently mirrored the overall rates, indicating a steady demand for admission. Overall, the applicant pool has remained robust, with numbers growing from 10,320 in 2015 to nearly 13,000 in 2023.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2023	12,950	11,720	90.5%	-	90.5%
2022	12,670	11,480	90.6%	-	90.6%
2021	12,300	11,120	90.4%	-	90.4%
2020	11,950	10,910	91.3%	-	91.3%
2019	12,540	11,260	89.8%	-	89.8%
2018	11,980	10,850	90.5%	-	90.5%
2017	11,450	10,180	88.9%	-	88.9%
2016	10,870	9,720	89.4%	-	89.4%
2015	10,320	9,410	91.2%	-	91.2%

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