27 March 2014
Northwestern acceptance rate drops to record-low 12.9 percent
Northwestern announced today that it admitted a record-low 12.9 percent of applicants for the Class of 2018. 3,440 acceptance letters were sent Thursday to regular decision applicants, in addition to 930 acceptances to students who applied early decision. The overall acceptance rate dropped one percentage point from last year.
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