The myth of meritocracy sits at the foundation of our educational system: if you work hard enough in high school, you’ll get into a good college and eventually, get a good job. It is a system that for...

Northwestern accepted 8.9 percent of its applicants for the class of 2023, Christopher Watson, the dean of undergraduate enrollment, told The Daily in an email. Having risen from last year’s record...

After years of growing applications, the number of undergraduate applicants to Northwestern is beginning to stabilize. The number of regular decision applicants for the class of 2023 was “flat”...

Northwestern’s Early Decision acceptance rate dropped to about 25 percent as applications during the early admission cycle continue to rise. The total number of applications rose about 9 percent to...

Northwestern accepted a record-low 8.4 percent of its applicants for the class of 2022, associate provost for University enrollment Michael Mills told The Daily in an email. This is the ninth consecutive...