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Acceptance Rate 87.33%
Yield 29.84%
Applicants 1,105
Admitted 965
Enrolled 288

Northwestern Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 87.33% at Northwestern College. Total 1,105 students applied and 965 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Northwestern.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.nwciowa.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.nwciowa.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate87.33%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 87.33%. A total of 1,105 students (635 men and 470 women) have applied to and 965 (540 men and 425 women) students admitted to Northwestern College.
Among them, 149 male and 139 female students have enrolled into Northwestern and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 29.84%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Northwestern
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,10563547000
Admitted96554042500
Enrolled28814913900
Acceptance Rate 87.33% 85.04% 90.43% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 29.84% 27.59% 32.71% - -
[Chart] Northwestern College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Northwestern College, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Northwestern
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 Northwestern

The calendar system at Northwestern College is Semester. Northwestern College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Northwestern College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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