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Acceptance Rate 84.02%
Yield 15.28%
Applicants 12,204
Admitted 10,254
Enrolled 1,567

Northern Michigan Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 84.02% at Northern Michigan University. Total 12,204 students applied and 10,254 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.nmu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.nmu.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate84.02%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 84.02%. A total of 12,204 students (4,244 men and 7,779 women) have applied to and 10,254 (3,533 men and 6,593 women) students admitted to Northern Michigan University.
Among them, 587 male and 928 female students have enrolled into Northern Michigan and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.28%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Northern Michigan
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,2044,2447,77900
Admitted10,2543,5336,59300
Enrolled1,56758792800
Acceptance Rate 84.02% 83.25% 84.75% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.28% 16.61% 14.08% - -
[Chart] Northern Michigan University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Northern Michigan University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Northern Michigan
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Northern Michigan

The calendar system at Northern Michigan University is Semester. Northern Michigan University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Northern Michigan University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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