Applications for federally-funded financial aid will open earlier this year, which may inconvenience in-state students eligible for Monetary Award Program grants. This year, the Free Application for...

With Regular Decision applications due Jan. 1, Northwestern received approximately 33,200 applications for the class of 2018,  a 1.3 percent increase from last year. With 45 percent of the class already...

Northwestern admitted a record number of local students to the class of 2017, following a recent admissions office push to bring more students from Chicago and Evanston to campus. About 72 students...

Northwestern sent acceptance letters Friday to just under 14 percent of all undergraduate applicants, its lowest admit rate of all time. NU accepted 4,555 high school students out of the 32,772 who...

Northwestern rang in 2013 with their highest number of regular decision applications yet, with a 2.2 percent increase from last year and the most diverse applicant pool to date. With 32,766 regular...