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Acceptance Rate 80.36%
Yield 27.18%
Applicants 1,497
Admitted 1,203
Enrolled 327

Northwestern Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 80.36% at Northwestern College. Total 1,497 students applied and 1,203 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.nwciowa.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.nwciowa.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate80.36%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 80.36%. A total of 1,497 students (836 men and 661 women) have applied to and 1,203 (674 men and 529 women) students admitted to Northwestern College.
Among them, 187 male and 140 female students have enrolled into Northwestern and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 27.18%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Northwestern
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,49783666100
Admitted1,20367452900
Enrolled32718714000
Acceptance Rate 80.36% 80.62% 80.03% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 27.18% 27.74% 26.47% - -
[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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