"Getting into Northwestern University or the University of Chicago has never been easy. But these days, it’s even harder — and the degree of difficulty has increased more at these two local schools than anywhere in the country, according to a new report.
High school seniors hoping to head to the nation’s top universities next fall face increasing competition. Admission rates have plummeted across the country since 2006, according to a BusinessStudent.com study.
Of the schools analyzed, the University of Chicago and Northwestern have seen the most significant drops in acceptance rates since 2006, reporting 81 percent and 74 percent decreases, respectively.
According to the study, the U. of C. admitted 38 percent of applicants in 2006; last year it accepted just 7 percent. Similarly, Northwestern’s admissions rate went from 32 percent to 8 percent over the 12-year period." …