
Northeastern State University has maintained exceptionally high acceptance rates over the past few years. For the application year 2024, the overall acceptance rate was 99.35%, with 2,011 applicants and 1,998 accepted. This follows a trend of increasing acceptance rates, as the 2023 rate stood at 99.2% from 1,517 applicants and the 2022 rate was 99.1% with 1,371 applicants. The acceptance rates have risen from 90.4% in 2017 and 82.9% in 2016, indicating a significant easing of admission standards in recent years.