This Can't Be Right...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>I just did some math regarding the number of NU applicants, and can't decide if I've made a mistake...</p>

<p>32,000 total applications
2,500 early applications
29,500 regular applications</p>

<p>1,225 regular decision slots</p>

<p>1,225/29,500 = 4.15%</p>

<p>Does this mean NU will have a 4% RD acceptance rate?</p>

<p>814 accepted early decision
1,225 regular decision slots</p>

<p>(814+1,225)/32,000 = 2,039/32,000 = 6.37%</p>

<p>Does this mean NU will have an overall 6% acceptance rate?</p>

<p>This can't be right...</p>

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<p>Source of these numbers:</p>

<p>[Applications</a> Hit New High : Northwestern University Newscenter](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2012/01/applications-new-high.html]Applications”>http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2012/01/applications-new-high.html)</p>

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<p>They won’t have 100% yield, so they’ll accept more than 1,225 RD students, some of whom will (foolishly :slight_smile: matriculate elsewhere due to better merit scholarship offers or whatever.</p>

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<p>Even factoring in the yield, 31% from last year, the acceptance rate still seems quite low, about 12.5% for RD right?</p>

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<p>Here’s what I posted in the other thread:</p>

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<p>Thank God I found this post— I was struggling with the numbers too.</p>

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<p>Just double-checking on the yield.</p>

<p>31% regular decision yield
3950 regular decision accepted
1,225 regular decision slots</p>

<p>(814+3950)/32,000 = 14.9 overall acceptance rate</p>