
Northwestern State University of Louisiana has maintained high acceptance rates in recent years, with an overall rate of 93.6% for the 2023 application year, accepting 2,985 out of 3,189 applicants. This represents a slight increase from the 92.02% acceptance rate in 2022, where they accepted 2,740 out of 2,978 applicants. A significant drop was noted in 2016, where the acceptance rate fell to 61.7% from 80.2% in 2017, but has since rebounded to above 80% in subsequent years. Overall, the trend shows a strong pattern of acceptance, with rates consistently above 80% since 2017.