Northwestern University's international acceptance rate for the most recent application year stands at 4.8%, a consistent figure compared to 2020, where it also accepted 320 out of 6700 applicants. Historically, the acceptance rate has fluctuated slightly; it was 4.5% in 2019 with 280 admissions from 6200 applicants and peaked at 5.1% in 2018. In previous years, the rates were 4.4% in 2017 and 5.0% in 2016, indicating a general trend of stability around a competitive acceptance rate for international students.