<p>Northwestern</a> Applications Hit New High: Northwestern University News</p>
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**NORTHWESTERN APPLICATIONS HIT NEW HIGH</p>
<p>Freshmen applications total 32,766 and are up for the 10th year in a row</p>
<p>January 29, 2013 | by Pat Vaughan Tremmel**</p>
<p>EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University once again has received a record number of applications for its entering freshmen class -- totaling 32,766. On the rise for 10 years in a row, applications are up by 2.2 percent from last year for the Class of 2017. </p>
<p>The applications total includes early decision applications, which also have increased for eight consecutive years, reflecting the growing interest in Northwestern as a first choice. The number of early decision applications for the Class of 2017 total 2,625 -- up by 7 percent from last year.
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