Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Official acceptance rate: 7.15%
Official Data
Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of EducationAcceptance Rate
7.15%
SAT Average
1526
SAT Range (25th-75th)
1490-1560
ACT Median
35
ACT Range (25th-75th)
33-35
Undergrad Enrollment
8,960
Website
www.northwestern.edu/Decision Timeline
When Northwestern University releases admissions decisions
Early Decisionestimated
Dec 13, 2025
Regular Decisionestimated
Mar 20, 2026(23 days away)
Community Data
From 66 crowdsourced submissions
Total Submissions
66
Crowdsourced Accept Rate
17%
Avg GPA (UW)
3.88
Avg SAT
1502
Decision Breakdown
11
Accepted
33
Rejected
20
Waitlisted
2
Deferred
Avg ACT
33
SAT Range
750-1600
GPA Range
1.00-4.19
Individual Submissions (66)
Showing 61-66 of 66 self-reported outcomes for Northwestern University
Northwestern University
IL · 2023-2024 · RD
Rejected
GPA (UW)
3.90
GPA (W)
4.60
ACT
35
Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Public HS1550 APs
(I ordered these mostly based on the amount of time I spent on each activity)Sport (leaving this vague, but no scholarships are offered in the US for this sport unless at a natiFamily responsibilities (in my circumstances, I felt like it was appropriate to list)Local business jobKeyboard
Self-Reported·via Reddit
From IL
Northwestern University
IL · 2020-2021 · RD
Rejected