Northwestern University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Northwestern University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 7.2%, with 51,769 applicants and 3,739 admissions. This reflects a slight decrease from 7.21% in 2022 and 6.97% in 2021, indicating a trend toward increasing selectivity in recent years. The acceptance rate has dropped from 9.31% in 2020 and 9.05% in 2019, with the rate continuing to decline from 8.46% in 2018 to 9.24% in 2017 and 10.66% in 2016. This evolving trend suggests that Northwestern is becoming more competitive, as evidenced by the consistent increase in application numbers alongside decreasing acceptance rates.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2023	51,769	3,739	7.2%	-	7.2%
2022	51,261	3,695	7.21%	-	7.21%
2021	47,636	3,321	6.97%	-	6.97%
2020	39,263	3,654	9.31%	-	9.31%
2019	40,585	3,673	9.05%	-	9.05%
2018	40,425	3,422	8.46%	-	8.46%
2017	37,259	3,442	9.24%	-	9.24%
2016	35,100	3,743	10.66%	-	10.66%
2015	32,122	4,248	13.22%	-	13.22%

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