Applying to Northwestern University

Northwestern's acceptance rate is 7% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 47,636 students applied and 3,335 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Northwestern. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 63% with 2,101 enrolled students out of 3,335 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,520 and the ACT score is 35 at Northwestern.

To apply to Northwestern, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Northwestern's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $95 for graduate school at Northwestern University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$95
Admission Information	www.northwestern.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.northwestern.edu/admissions/
Calendar System	Quarter
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 7.00% and the yield is 63.00%. 21,781 men and 25,855 women applied to Northwestern and 1,525 men and 1,810 women students were accepted. Among them, 976 men and 1,122 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	47,636	21,781	25,855
Admitted	3,335	1,525	1,810
Enrolled	2,101	976	1,122
Acceptance Rate	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Yield	63.00%	64.00%	61.99%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 906 students (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 805 students (39%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 770 and the 25^th percentile is 720. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 750 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 34 (25^th percentile).

	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

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Northwestern University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Northwestern University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Northwestern Admission Requirements
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