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Northwestern acceptance rate falls to 8.4 percent

Northwestern acceptance rate falls to 8.4 percent

March 24, 2018

Acceptance rates projected to fall as NU receives record number of applications

Acceptance rates projected to fall as NU receives record number of applications

January 8, 2018

Early Decision applications increase by about 6 percent this year

Early Decision applications increase by about 6 percent this year

December 5, 2017

Northwestern acceptance rate projected to fall below 10 percent

Erica Snow, Reporter

January 5, 2017

Filed under Campus, Latest Stories

Northwestern’s acceptance rate is projected to drop below 10 percent for the first time, a University official said. Northwestern accepted about 26 percent of early decision applications this year, said Michael Mills, associate...

Northwestern’s acceptance rate hits record low at 10.7 percent

Dan Waldman, Reporter

March 23, 2016

Filed under Campus, Latest Stories

Northwestern’s acceptance rate dropped once again this year, with the University only admitting 10.7 percent of applicants. NU accepted 2,690 students to the class of 2020 from the Regular Decision pool last week, adding...

Mueller: Northwestern should not eliminate early decision

Mueller: Northwestern should not eliminate early decision

February 17, 2016

Kadir: Changes to the college admissions process needed

Kadir: Changes to the college admissions process needed

January 24, 2016

Northwestern sets new record for applications, increasing 9 percent from last year

Northwestern sets new record for applications, increasing 9 percent from last year

January 12, 2016

Northwestern fills more than 50 percent of the class of 2020 through Early Decision

Northwestern fills more than 50 percent of the class of 2020 through Early Decision

December 15, 2015

Northwestern Early Decision applications increase 12 percent this year

Dan Waldman, Reporter

November 13, 2015

Filed under Campus, Latest Stories

Northwestern received its most Early Decision applications ever this year. Prospective students submitted 3,022 Early Decision applications to the University as of the Nov. 1 deadline — an increase of about 12 percent over Early...

NU joins coalition dedicated to access, affordability in college application process

NU joins coalition dedicated to access, affordability in college application process

October 2, 2015

Northwestern acceptance rate drops for sixth consecutive year

Tyler Pager, Campus Editor

March 25, 2015

Filed under Academic, Campus, Latest Stories

Northwestern's admissions rate hit a record low again this year with only 13 percent of applicants accepted. The acceptance rate has dropped for the last six consecutive years. Ten years ago, 31 percent of applicants were admitted. NU...

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