
In the application year 2023, Northwestern Oklahoma State University reported a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 66.4%, accepting 859 out of 1,293 applicants. This marks an increase from the previous year, where the acceptance rate was 56.4% with 848 accepted from 1,503 applicants. Over the past five years, the acceptance rate has fluctuated, peaking at 70.2% in 2020 and dipping to 43.8% in 2016, indicating a trend of increasing selectivity since 2016.