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Northern State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Aberdeen, SD

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 270 (84%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,089
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 70%
From Region 21%
Athletes 409 (39.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 3%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2012 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2013 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2014 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2015 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2016 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2018 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2019 Men: 49.8% 49.8% 2020 Men: 49.8% 49.8% 2021 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2022 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2023 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2024 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2025 Men: 41.4% 41.4%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2012 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Native: 4.3% 4.3% 2015 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2016 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Native: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2025 Native: 4.0% 4.0% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2015 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2018 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2019 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2025 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2014 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2016 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2017 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2019 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2023 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2025 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2011 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2012 White: 89.4% 89.4% 2013 White: 88.9% 88.9% 2014 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2015 White: 79.4% 79.4% 2016 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2017 White: 83.7% 83.7% 2018 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2019 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2020 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2021 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2022 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2023 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2024 White: 82.4% 82.4% 2025 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2011 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2015 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2016 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2017 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 International: 2.3% 2.3%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,463 1,463 2012 Total: 1,407 1,407 2013 Total: 1,421 1,421 2014 Total: 1,376 1,376 2015 Total: 1,265 1,265 2016 Total: 1,318 1,318 2017 Total: 1,250 1,250 2018 Total: 1,246 1,246 2019 Total: 1,175 1,175 2020 Total: 1,220 1,220 2021 Total: 1,170 1,170 2022 Total: 1,173 1,173 2023 Total: 1,064 1,064 2024 Total: 1,032 1,032 2025 Total: 1,089 1,089 2011 Men: 665 665 2012 Men: 647 647 2013 Men: 660 660 2014 Men: 619 619 2015 Men: 573 573 2016 Men: 588 588 2017 Men: 564 564 2018 Men: 558 558 2019 Men: 521 521 2020 Men: 540 540 2021 Men: 504 504 2022 Men: 500 500 2023 Men: 462 462 2024 Men: 460 460 2025 Men: 495 495 2011 Women: 798 798 2012 Women: 760 760 2013 Women: 761 761 2014 Women: 757 757 2015 Women: 692 692 2016 Women: 730 730 2017 Women: 686 686 2018 Women: 688 688 2019 Women: 654 654 2020 Women: 680 680 2021 Women: 666 666 2022 Women: 673 673 2023 Women: 602 602 2024 Women: 572 572 2025 Women: 594 594

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2012 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2011 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2015 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2011 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2012 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2013 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2017 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2018 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2019 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2025 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2011 White: 87.1% 87.1% 2012 White: 85.8% 85.8% 2013 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2014 White: 84.1% 84.1% 2015 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2016 White: 81.2% 81.2% 2017 White: 81.3% 81.3% 2018 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2019 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2020 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2021 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2022 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2023 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2024 White: 81.0% 81.0% 2025 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2011 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2013 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2014 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2015 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2016 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2017 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2018 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2019 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2021 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 International: 2.3% 2.3%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 123 34% 76% 1% 6% 7% 5% $58,574 6 -0.17 63 95%
Information Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,245 10 -1.12 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 +1 33% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $66,599 27 -0.48 76 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,927 26 -0.66 77 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,377 37 -0.28 78 — — — — —
Biology 13 +1 23% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $67,475 56 +0.12 77 89% — — — —
Ecology 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,484 42 -0.20 53 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $70,657 21 -0.63 80 — — — — —
Kinesiology 21 +1 48% 86% 0% 0% 10% 5% $60,284 46 -0.17 66 — — — — —
Sport Management — — — — — — — — $65,991 75 +0.50 75 98% — — — —
English 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $52,160 53 -0.03 47 — — — — —
General Studies 16 — 56% 50% 0% 12% 12% 6% $59,042 67 +0.17 63 — — — — —
History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,193 54 -0.07 57 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $53,608 59 +0.15 51 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,322 48 -0.15 58 — — — — —
International Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,299 16 -0.70 64 — — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,250 17 -0.88 66 — — — — —
Psychology 21 — 14% 81% 0% 0% 10% 10% $49,088 17 -0.91 39 97% — — — —
Sociology 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $54,287 46 -0.24 53 100% — — — —
Health and Physical Education 7 — 71% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $65,991 87 +1.02 75 98% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $46,014 48 -0.09 30 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,279 68 +0.30 28 — — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,137 27 -0.54 50 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,022 55 +0.14 36 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,259 48 -0.06 31 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 8 +3 12% 62% 0% 12% 0% 12% $60,054 55 +0.02 65 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 54 70% 80% 0% 4% 6% 6% $64,240 23 -1.07 72 99% 6.5%
Accounting 10 +2 50% 60% 0% 10% 10% 0% $71,252 15 -1.02 81 100% 6.2% — — —
Banking and Financial Services 6 +1 33% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $65,665 3 -1.15 75 100% — — — —
Business Administration 20 — 80% 85% 0% 0% 5% 5% $65,104 23 -0.65 74 99% 6.7% — — —
Finance 8 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,665 3 -1.15 75 100% — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,642 26 -0.71 77 — — — — —
Marketing 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 11% 22% $51,940 1 -1.99 46 100% 6.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 52 17% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $54,098 2 +0.09 52 96%
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $54,498 40 -0.31 53 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 22 +10 9% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,308 46 -0.15 45 94% — — — —
English Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,498 50 -0.13 53 100% — — — —
History Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,498 51 -0.17 53 100% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,498 40 -0.31 53 100% — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,498 34 -0.40 53 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,308 30 -0.44 45 94% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,498 51 -0.17 53 100% — — — —
Special Education 13 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,790 65 +0.44 63 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,498 85 +0.82 53 100% — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,498 86 +0.83 53 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,293
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $12,710
Est. In-State Cost $12,021
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,442
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 37.2% 37.2% 2012 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0% 2013 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5% 2014 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2015 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2016 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1% 2017 Graduated: 45.1% 45.1% 2018 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2019 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3% 2020 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2021 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 Graduated: 50.8% 50.8% 2023 Graduated: 52.2% 52.2% 2024 Graduated: 48.9% 48.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.3% 2012 Men: 32.8% 2013 Men: 41.6% 2014 Men: 37.8% 2015 Men: 40.8% 2016 Men: 40.1% 2017 Men: 47.8% 2018 Men: 43.6% 2019 Men: 40.7% 2020 Men: 43.9% 2021 Men: 45.1% 2022 Men: 45.0% 2023 Men: 46.3% 2024 Men: 44.0% 2011 Women: 40.6% 2012 Women: 51.7% 2013 Women: 53.2% 2014 Women: 50.0% 2015 Women: 46.2% 2016 Women: 51.0% 2017 Women: 42.7% 2018 Women: 50.9% 2019 Women: 55.0% 2020 Women: 46.3% 2021 Women: 49.7% 2022 Women: 55.6% 2023 Women: 57.7% 2024 Women: 53.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 38.6% 2012 White: 45.1% 2013 White: 52.3% 2014 White: 46.7% 2015 White: 48.4% 2016 White: 48.8% 2017 White: 46.8% 2018 White: 50.4% 2019 White: 51.5% 2020 White: 48.5% 2021 White: 53.1% 2022 White: 56.1% 2023 White: 55.9% 2024 White: 55.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.6% 54 70% 80% 0% 4% 6% 6% $64,241 10 -1.07 72 99% 6.5%
Education 23.1% 53 23% 94% 0% 4% 2% 0% $55,624 66 +0.13 56 96% —
Social Sciences 12.2% 28 11% 82% 0% 0% 11% 7% $50,780 12 -0.78 44 97% —
Humanities 11.4% 26 42% 58% 4% 12% 8% 8% $57,193 63 +0.10 60 — —
Health Sciences 9.2% 21 48% 86% 0% 0% 10% 5% $60,284 4 -0.17 66 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.3% 19 37% 84% 0% 0% 5% 0% $65,566 39 +0.01 74 89% —
Arts 5.2% 12 33% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $52,163 53 +0.31 47 100% —
Professional 3.5% 8 12% 62% 0% 12% 0% 12% $60,054 26 +0.02 65 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 7 29% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $66,789 17 -0.51 76 — —
Computer Science 0.4% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,245 4 -1.12 85 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 125 $1.9M $1.8M $83K
Track & Field (combined) 112 $359K $357K $1K
Baseball 58 $471K $527K -$55K
Wrestling 29 $633K $612K $20K
Basketball 17 $717K $719K -$1K
Total 271 $4.1M $4.1M $48K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 81 $356K $339K $17K
Soccer 31 $384K $376K $7K
Softball 19 $319K $327K -$7K
Volleyball 19 $524K $502K $22K
Swimming & Diving 17 $236K $239K -$3K
Basketball 14 $633K $649K -$16K
Total 138 $2.5M $2.4M $19K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 193 $715K $696K $19K
Football 125 $1.9M $1.8M $83K
Baseball 58 $471K $527K -$55K
Basketball 31 $1.4M $1.4M -$18K
Soccer 31 $384K $376K $7K
Wrestling 29 $633K $612K $20K
Softball 19 $319K $327K -$7K
Volleyball 19 $524K $502K $22K
Swimming & Diving 17 $236K $239K -$3K
Total 409 $9.0M $8.7M $322K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 93.7% 93.7% 2012 Acceptance: 89.8% 89.8% 2013 Acceptance: 93.3% 93.3% 2014 Acceptance: 82.9% 82.9% 2015 Acceptance: 72.1% 72.1% 2016 Acceptance: 81.4% 81.4% 2017 Acceptance: 87.8% 87.8% 2018 Acceptance: 88.1% 88.1% 2019 Acceptance: 84.5% 84.5% 2020 Acceptance: 78.7% 78.7% 2021 Acceptance: 79.8% 79.8% 2022 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1% 2023 Acceptance: 92.8% 92.8% 2024 Acceptance: 93.0% 93.0% 2011 Yield: 38.4% 38.4% 2012 Yield: 40.4% 40.4% 2013 Yield: 38.0% 38.0% 2014 Yield: 32.3% 32.3% 2015 Yield: 32.5% 32.5% 2016 Yield: 38.8% 38.8% 2017 Yield: 37.1% 37.1% 2018 Yield: 36.0% 36.0% 2019 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2020 Yield: 41.7% 41.7% 2021 Yield: 34.4% 34.4% 2022 Yield: 28.9% 28.9% 2023 Yield: 31.8% 31.8% 2024 Yield: 35.2% 35.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,134 1,134 2012 Applicants: 1,142 1,142 2013 Applicants: 1,157 1,157 2014 Applicants: 1,379 1,379 2015 Applicants: 1,314 1,314 2016 Applicants: 1,010 1,010 2017 Applicants: 994 994 2018 Applicants: 1,068 1,068 2019 Applicants: 1,409 1,409 2020 Applicants: 1,038 1,038 2021 Applicants: 1,229 1,229 2022 Applicants: 1,322 1,322 2023 Applicants: 1,082 1,082 2024 Applicants: 1,086 1,086 2011 Admitted: 1,063 1,063 2012 Admitted: 1,026 1,026 2013 Admitted: 1,080 1,080 2014 Admitted: 1,143 1,143 2015 Admitted: 947 947 2016 Admitted: 822 822 2017 Admitted: 873 873 2018 Admitted: 941 941 2019 Admitted: 1,190 1,190 2020 Admitted: 817 817 2021 Admitted: 981 981 2022 Admitted: 1,033 1,033 2023 Admitted: 1,004 1,004 2024 Admitted: 1,010 1,010 2011 Enrolled: 408 408 2012 Enrolled: 415 415 2013 Enrolled: 410 410 2014 Enrolled: 369 369 2015 Enrolled: 308 308 2016 Enrolled: 319 319 2017 Enrolled: 324 324 2018 Enrolled: 339 339 2019 Enrolled: 342 342 2020 Enrolled: 341 341 2021 Enrolled: 337 337 2022 Enrolled: 299 299 2023 Enrolled: 319 319 2024 Enrolled: 356 356

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 76%
SAT Range 980 – 1160
SAT Math Range 490 – 570
SAT RW Range 490 – 590

SAT Composite

600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 900 900 2014 25th: 790 790 2015 25th: 860 860 2016 25th: 870 870 2017 25th: 950 950 2018 25th: 930 930 2019 25th: 980 980 2020 25th: 990 990 2021 25th: 1020 1020 2022 25th: 800 800 2024 25th: 980 980 2011 75th: 1060 1060 2014 75th: 1120 1120 2015 75th: 1040 1040 2016 75th: 1050 1050 2017 75th: 1140 1140 2018 75th: 1200 1200 2019 75th: 1190 1190 2020 75th: 1140 1140 2021 75th: 1190 1190 2022 75th: 1150 1150 2024 75th: 1160 1160

SAT Math

300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 370 370 2014 25th: 370 370 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 450 450 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 390 390 2024 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 410 410 2024 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 490 490 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 580 580 2024 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2012 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2018 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2019 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2020 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2021 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2022 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2023 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2024 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.