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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

86.8%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Norwich University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 3,280 2,190 1,090
Admitted students 2,846 1,907 939
Enrolled students 656 465 191
Acceptance rate 87% 87% 86%
Yield rate 23% 24% 20%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Norwich University received a total of 3,280 applications. These applications included 2,190 male applicants and 1,090 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 3,280 applicants, Norwich University admitted 2,846 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,907 males and 939 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 656 students chose to enroll at Norwich University. This means that 656 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 465 were male and 191 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Norwich University had an overall acceptance rate of 87% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 87% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 86%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Norwich University had an overall yield rate of 23% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 24%, and for female admitted students, it was 20%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Norwich University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 3,538 2,529 1,009 2,018 1,470 548 57% 58% 54% 627 476 151 31% 32% 28%
2016 3,604 2,582 1,022 2,522 1,865 657 70% 72% 64% 826 636 190 33% 34% 29%
2017 4,280 2,932 1,348 2,762 1,873 889 64% 64% 66% 716 513 203 26% 27% 23%
2018 4,344 3,071 1,273 2,863 2,086 777 66% 68% 61% 714 540 174 25% 26% 22%
2019 3,827 2,732 1,095 2,873 2,069 804 75% 76% 73% 657 488 169 23% 24% 21%
2020 4,053 2,861 1,192 3,006 2,075 931 74% 72% 78% 673 465 208 22% 22% 22%
2021 3,280 2,190 1,090 2,846 1,907 939 87% 87% 86% 656 465 191 23% 24% 20%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Norwich 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.

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)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • 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 Norwich University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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