<p>Because of the competition. Thousands off high GPA and ACT scores turned down last year. </p>
<p>EVANSTON, Ill, — Northwestern University has notified 4,554 applicants they have been accepted for the Class of 2017, which is shaping up to be the most diverse and talented class to date after the University received the highest number of applications ever, 32,772.</p>
<p>Because the number of applications received for the fall incoming class was a record high, the lowest percentage of applicants in the University’s history got the much-awaited good news, for an acceptance rate of 13.9 percent.</p>
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<li>See more at: <a href=“Class of 2017 Acceptance Letters Sent Out - Northwestern Now”>Class of 2017 Acceptance Letters Sent Out - Northwestern Now;
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