Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 35,100 |
| Admitted | 3,743 |
| Acceptance rate | 10.7% |
| Yield rate | 53.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Northwestern University.
Northwestern University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 690 and 760
- Math: 710 and 800
- Writing: 32 and 34
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Northwestern University.
Northwestern University's average composite ACT score falls between 32 and 34.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting & Related Services, Other | 34 | 7 | 41 |
| Accounting Technology/Technician & Bookkeeping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (LL.M., M.C.L., M.L.I., M.S.L., J.S.D./S.J.D.) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Anthropology | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| Applied Mathematics | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Architecture & Related Programs, Other | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Area Studies, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Hearing Sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bioinformatics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Other | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 52 | 73 | 125 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| Biostatistics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biotechnology | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| Botany/Plant Biology, Other | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Business Administration/Management | 263 | 93 | 356 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services, | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 32 | 19 | 51 |
| Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| Chemistry, General | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Communication Disorders, General | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 33 | 62 | 95 |
| Communications, Journalism, & Related Fields, Other | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| Comparative Literature | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 23 | 6 | 29 |
| Computer Science | 52 | 13 | 65 |
| Conducting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dance, General | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Design & Visual Communications, General | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Developmental Biology & Embryology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Digital Communications & Media/Multimedia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 45 | 63 | 108 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Economics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education, Other | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Engineering Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Engineering Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Environmental Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, & Gender Studies, Other | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| European Studies/Civilization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Finance, General | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| French Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| General Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Geography | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| German Language & Literature | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services, Other | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Health Communications | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| History, General | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services, Other | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Industrial Engineering | 55 | 24 | 79 |
| Industrial Management | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| Information Science/Studies | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural & Diversity Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Journalism | 47 | 96 | 143 |
| Labor & Industrial Relations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 134 | 115 | 249 |
| Law, Legal Services, & Legal Studies, Other | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies, Other | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Legal Studies, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linguistics | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Management Information Systems, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management Science, General | 333 | 117 | 450 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods, Other | 33 | 10 | 43 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 55 | 85 | 140 |
| Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| Materials Engineering | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| Mathematics, General | 31 | 11 | 42 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 51 | 15 | 66 |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Medical Informatics | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Medicine (MD) | 86 | 62 | 148 |
| Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Performance, General | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Music Teacher Education | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Music, General | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Music, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operations Management & Supervision | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Orthotist/Prosthetist | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| Philosophy | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physician Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Physics, General | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Piano & Organ | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Playwriting & Screenwriting | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 52 | 40 | 92 |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL.M., M.C.L.) | 90 | 114 | 204 |
| Psychology, General | 32 | 90 | 122 |
| Psychology, Other | 4 | 28 | 32 |
| Public Administration | 43 | 50 | 93 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| Radio & Television | 50 | 41 | 91 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Religious/Sacred Music | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robotics Technology/Technician | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 17 | 36 | 53 |
| Science, Technology & Society | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary Education & Teaching | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sociology | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 2 | 40 | 42 |
| Sport & Fitness Administration/Management | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| Statistics, General | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Tax Law/Taxation (LL.M, J.S.D./S.J.D.). | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| Theatre Literature, History & Criticism | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transportation/Transportation Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Violin, Viola, Guitar & Other Stringed Instruments | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Voice & Opera | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2322 | 2062 | 4384 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 12405 |
| Reported Results | 1850 |
| Accepted | 758 (41%) 41,59 |
| Rejected | 1092 |
| Attending | 159 |
| Yield Rate | 21% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2070 | 2241 | 2310 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 756 | 890 | 948 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.22 | 3.70 | 3.90 |
| SAT I | 1785 | 2070 | 2190 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 577 | 768 | 864 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 05:00:05 AM
Newest applicant: 4 days, 7 hours, and 6 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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