Southwestern University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Southwestern University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 39%, with 6,585 applicants and 2,573 admitted. This marks a notable decrease from the previous year, 2022, where the acceptance rate was 44.7% for 5,557 applicants. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate for 2023 is significantly higher at 54.1%, with 1,352 out of 2,497 applicants accepted, compared to a much lower Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate of 29.8%, where 1,221 were admitted from 4,088 applicants. Historically, the acceptance rate has been on a downward trend, dropping from 51% in 2021 to 39% in 2023, indicating increasing competition among applicants.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2023	6,585	2,573	29.8%	54.1%	39%
2022	5,557	2,489	44.9%	34.3%	44.7%
2021	4,757	2,428	51%	56%	51%
2020	4,576	2,260	49.1%	77.7%	49.3%
2019	4,766	2,337	49.4%	26%	49%
2018	4,551	2,049	45.3%	30.8%	45%
2017	4,133	1,783	43.5%	24.6%	43.1%
2016	3,773	169	45%	-	45%

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