Northwestern University

4-years Private College In Evanston, IL

The acceptance rate of Northwestern University is 7.0%. Total 47,636 students have applied to and 3,321 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 2,086 students enrolled in Northwestern University (Admission Yield: 62.8%). The average SAT score is 1,530 and the average ACT score is 34. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $75 and graduate school application fee is $95 at Northwestern University.

Admission Stats

Application Fee	$75 (Undergraduate) $95 (Graduate)
Acceptance Rate	7.0%
Yield	62.8%
Test Scores	1,530 (SAT) 34 (ACT)

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2021-2022, total 47,636 students have applied to Northwestern University. By gender, 21,781 male and 25,855 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 3,321 (1,452 male and 1,869 female) students have accepted and 2,086(925 male and 1,161 female) have enrolled into Northwestern University for academic year 2021-2022. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Northwestern University.

2021-2022 Admission Stats at Northwestern University
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	47,636	21,781	25,855
Admitted	3,321	1,452	1,869
Enrolled	2,086	925	1,161
Acceptance Rate	6.97%	6.67%	7.23%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	62.81%	63.71%	62.12%

SAT and ACT Scores Distribution

At Northwestern University, 906 applicants (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 805 applicants (39%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,570 and 25^th percentile score is 1,470. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 106 and 25^th percentile score is 101. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Northwestern University. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Northwestern University.

2021-2022 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	720	770
SAT Math	750	800
ACT Composite	34	35
ACT Math	32	35
ACT English	35	36

Admission Consideration & Requirements

Admission Consideration
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither Required Nor Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered But Not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither Required Nor Recommended

Offered Degrees & Accepted Credits

Offered Degrees at Northwestern University
Degree	Offered
1 Year Certificate	✗
2 Year Certificate	✔
Associate	✗
2-4 Year Certificate	✗
Bachelor's	✔
Post-Bachelor Certificate	✔
Master's	✔
Post-Master Certificate	✔
Doctorate (Research)	✔
Doctorate (Professional Practice)	✔
Doctorate (Other)	✗