Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University · Admissions
Evanston, IL · City · Private · Research university · the Wildcats · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
7%
Admitted
of 51,769 applicants
97th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
1490–1560
SAT middle 50%
33–35
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
96%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1490 – 1560
Your SAT
SAT reading
730 – 770
SAT math
760 – 790
ACT
33 – 35
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants51,769
- Admitted3,624 7%
- Undergraduates9,157
- Women55%
- Graduate within 6 years96%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#2Class sizeof 366 · Division I#5Graduationof 366 · Division I#11Most selectiveof 359 · Division I#13Retentionof 366 · Division I#12Highest SATof 292 · Division I#44Most applicantsof 359 · Division I
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