Norfolk State University

Chart (D) | What changes are happening across the recruitment funnel for first-time college students?

Acceptance rate and yield rate by year
Note: Large sudden change in applications/
acceptances may be due to exogenous
factors (e.g., move to Common App).
Status2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25
Applied6672,4454,4396,1697,4425,9746,9446,4908,88410,95010,970
Accepted6661,9303,7955,4236,6755,5006,3245,7537,9619,5989,768
Enrolled6005211,0391,0401,1011,2301,0671,1131,3001,5031,273



1. First time in college students
Source: Data from State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Research Center
Admissions Report B08