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.