Applying to Northwestern - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 7.69%. A total of 49,474 students (23,774 men and 25,686 women) have applied to and 3,806 (1,735 men and 2,070 women) students admitted to Northwestern University.

Among them, 977 male and 1,127 female students have enrolled into Northwestern and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 55.31%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At Northwestern, 963 applicants (46% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 488 applicants (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,540 at Northwestern. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,570 and 25^th percentile score is 1,510.

The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25^th percentile score is 33.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Northwestern. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Northwestern with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to Northwestern University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.