In general, Northwestern College is a non selective school. Around 1,200 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 280 or 28 percent of the applicants would have chosen Northwestern College as their school of choice. The institution’s application data shows that 53 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 46 percent who are women. When the semester begins, about 43 percent of those accepted women chose Northwestern College and 56 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 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2021
Applications
1,155
Male 621
Female 534

 

Acceptance
1,004
Male 528
Female 476

 

Enrollment Total
281
Male 158
Female 123


Acceptance Rate
86.9%
Male
85%
Female
89.1%

 

Yield
28%
Male
29.9%
Female
25.8%


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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