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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Incoming Northwestern class sees record number of local students

Incoming Northwestern class sees record number of local students

May 9, 2013

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 class of 2017 marks most selective, diverse class to date

Northwestern class of 2017 marks most selective, diverse class to date

April 1, 2013

Along with a record-low acceptance rate of 13.9 percent, Northwestern's class of 2017 is the most diverse group of admitted students to date. For the first time in school history, more than a quarter...

Members of the Class of 2016 run onto Ryan Field before Northwestern took on South Dakota in September. NU sent acceptance letters Friday to less than 14 percent of its Class of 2017 applicants.

Northwestern acceptance rate drops to all-time low of 13.9 percent

March 22, 2013

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...

Although decisions have not been released, Northwestern's admissions rate is projected to continue its downward trend to 13-14 percent, thanks to another uptick in applications.

Northwestern gets record number of applications, will have lowest admit rate yet

January 28, 2013

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...

Northwestern admits largest, most diverse early decision applicants

December 18, 2012

Northwestern admitted a record number of early decision applicants again this year, sending acceptance letters Thursday to 43 percent of the Class of 2017. This is the highest percent of the freshman...

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