Northwestern University
Common Data Set 2020-21
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Acceptance Rate
9.3%
Applications
39,263
Admitted
3,654
Enrolled
1,901
SAT Composite 25th
1,430
All Extracted Fields
B. Enrollment And Persistence
- Nonresidents
- 177
- Hispanic/Latino
- 294
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 113
- White, non-Hispanic
- 717
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 2
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 420
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 0
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 107
- TOTAL
- 1901
- Certificate/diploma
- 114
- Associate degrees
- 2202
- Bachelor's degrees
- 2202
- Postbachelor's certificates
- 165
- Master's degrees
- 4332
- Post-Master's certificates
- 71
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 467
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- 525
- Doctoral degrees – other
- 0
C. First-Time, First-Year Admission
- Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
- 18990
- Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
- 20273
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
- 1670
- Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
- 1984
- Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
- 867
- Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
- 1034
- Percent Submitting SAT Scores
- 58
- Percent Submitting ACT Scores
- 55
- Number Submitting SAT Scores
- 1108
- Number Submitting ACT Scores
- 1053
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1430
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1540
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 700
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 760
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 730
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 790
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 33
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 35
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 31
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 35
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 34
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 36