Transfer Acceptance Rate

Northwestern University's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at a mere 1.3%, with 44 out of 3,507 applicants being admitted. This continues a trend of extreme selectivity, maintaining the same acceptance rate as in 2019. Comparatively, acceptance rates were significantly higher in previous years, notably 13.0% for both 2018 and 2017, and 15.4% in 2016. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.75, indicating a high caliber of applicants, yet the fierce competition demonstrates the increasing difficulty of gaining admission through the transfer route.