Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Northwestern

At Northwestern University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 10.95%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 7.21%. Northwestern University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 51.20%, and the 2023 yield is 55.16%. The number of Northwestern applicants increased by 7.61% (3,625 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 10.95%, and this year's acceptance rate is 7.21% at Northwestern University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 11.05% and women students' rate is 10.85%. Northwestern University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Northwestern University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	18.03%	18.58%	17.53%
2013-14	15.32% -2.71%	15.90% -2.73%	14.79% -2.73%
2014-15	13.11% -2.21%	13.07% -1.64%	13.16% -1.64%
2015-16	13.04% -0.07%	13.40% -0.44%	12.71% -0.44%
2016-17	10.66% -2.38%	10.81% -2.18%	10.53% -2.18%
2017-18	9.24% -1.43%	9.34% -1.38%	9.15% -1.38%
2018-19	8.47% -0.77%	8.48% -0.69%	8.46% -0.69%
2019-20	9.05% 0.59%	9.20% 0.45%	8.91% 0.45%
2020-21	9.31% 0.26%	8.79% 0.88%	9.79% 0.88%
2021-22	7.00% -2.31%	7.00% -2.79%	7.00% -2.79%
2022-23	7.21% 0.21%	7.02% 0.37%	7.37% 0.37%
Average	10.95%	11.05%	10.85%

Northwestern University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 51.20% where the current academic year yield is 55.16%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Northwestern University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37.79%	37.63%	37.95%
2013-14	41.47% 3.68%	42.28% 2.72%	40.68% 2.72%
2014-15	46.26% 4.79%	47.10% 4.81%	45.48% 4.81%
2015-16	48.16% 1.90%	49.06% 1.79%	47.28% 1.79%
2016-17	53.03% 4.87%	53.61% 5.21%	52.49% 5.21%
2017-18	55.29% 2.26%	55.01% 3.06%	55.55% 3.06%
2018-19	56.43% 1.14%	54.07% 3.09%	58.64% 3.09%
2019-20	54.61% -1.81%	55.23% -4.62%	54.02% -4.62%
2020-21	52.03% -2.59%	51.92% -1.91%	52.12% -1.91%
2021-22	63.00% 10.97%	64.00% 9.87%	61.99% 9.87%
2022-23	55.16% -7.84%	55.63% -7.22%	54.77% -7.22%
Average	51.20%	51.41%	51.00%

Northwestern University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 38,210, the average number of admitted is 4,005, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,006. The number of Northwestern applicants increased by 7.61% (3,625 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Northwestern University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	30,926	5,575	2,107
2013-14	32,060 1,134	4,912 -70	2,037 -70
2014-15	33,674 1,614	4,416 6	2,043 6
2015-16	32,122 -1,552	4,190 -25	2,018 -25
2016-17	35,100 2,978	3,743 -33	1,985 -33
2017-18	37,259 2,159	3,442 -82	1,903 -82
2018-19	40,425 3,166	3,422 28	1,931 28
2019-20	40,585 160	3,673 75	2,006 75
2020-21	39,263 -1,322	3,654 -105	1,901 -105
2021-22	47,636 8,373	3,335 200	2,101 200
2022-23	51,261 3,625	3,695 -63	2,038 -63
Average	38,210	4,005	2,006

Northwestern University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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