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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Three freshmen embrace each other at Millenium Park during Wildcat Welcome’s Purple Pride event. After increases in recent years, the total number of applications Northwestern received dropped by almost 5 percent this year.

Applications to Northwestern drop by 4.7 percent

January 20, 2015

With 32,090 total applications for admission to the Class of 2019, Northwestern has received 4.7 percent fewer applications than it did last year. Regular decision applications totaled 29,297. Although...

Members of the class of 2017 participate in a team building exercise during Wildcat Welcome. Members of the class of 2017 participate in a team building exercise during Wildcat Welcome. Northwestern admitted 1,011 students through early admission this year, the University announced Tuesday.

Northwestern admits nearly half the Class of 2019 through early decision

December 16, 2014

With 1,011 students receiving early admission, Northwestern has accepted the largest number of students through the early decision program in the school’s history, the University announced Tuesday....

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...

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