In general, Northwestern College is a non selective school. Around 1,100 applications are received by the school annually. The acceptance rate tends to be around 87 percent which is equal about 1,000 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. However, when the term begins, only about 290 or 30 percent of the applicants would have chosen Northwestern College as their school of choice. The institution’s application data shows that 57 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 42 percent who are women. When the semester begins, about 48 percent of those accepted women chose Northwestern College and 51 percent were men. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Northwestern College when applying. Often, an ACT score between 20 - 27 or an SAT score between 1,040 - 1,280 is the range that students have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. Northwestern College’s undergraduate application fee is $0.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2022 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2021
Applications
1,105
Male 635
Female 470

 

Acceptance
965
Male 540
Female 425

 

Enrollment Total
288
Male 149
Female 139


Acceptance Rate
87.3%
Male
85%
Female
90.4%

 

Yield
29.8%
Male
27.6%
Female
32.7%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$0


Graduate

$0



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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