Admissions
Getting in, fall 2024
Great Northern admits about 10 in 10 applicants (100%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 1% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.
Out of every 100 applicants…
The funnel
$50 to apply
Grants credit for AP exams
Yield
92% of admitted students enroll, one of the highest nationally.
Where you stand
What they look at
- High school GPA
- Not considered
- High school record
- Not considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
- College-prep program
- Not considered
- Recommendations
- Required
- Essay
- Required
- Legacy status
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Demonstration of competencies
- Not considered
- English proficiency test
- Not considered
- Other tests
- Not considered
Recent change: Stopped considering high school GPA in fall 2024; Stopped considering work experience in fall 2024; Stopped requiring a college-prep program (no longer considered) in fall 2024; Stopped requiring a demonstration of competencies (no longer considered) in fall 2024; Stopped requiring high school GPA (still considered) in fall 2023.
On the admissions map
The map plots acceptance rate against SAT scores. Great Northern University doesn't report both, so it isn't shown.
Test scores
What enrolled first-years scored
Not considered
Scores aren't considered, even if you send them. For students who entered in fall 2024.
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)