Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in NLU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, NLU received a total of 1,518 applications. These applications included 718 male applicants and 800 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,518 applicants, NLU admitted 1,473 students. Among the admitted students, there were 688 males and 785 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 558 students chose to enroll at NLU. This means that 558 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 212 were male and 346 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, NLU had an overall acceptance rate of 97% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 96% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 98%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. NLU had an overall yield rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 31%, and for female admitted students, it was 44%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for NLU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
National Louis 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.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, NLU operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. 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)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- 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 National Louis University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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