Quad
U. New England
U. Northwestern-St Paul

Key differences on Getting in

  1. 1

    U. Northwestern-St Paul's yield is 19 pts higher than U. New England's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. New England admits 92% vs. 93% at U. Northwestern-St Paul

    Acceptance rate

Admissions

Getting in, fall 2024

Acceptance and yield, test score ranges, test policy, and what each college weighs.

The funnel

Acceptance rate
U. New England92%
U. Northwestern-St Paul93%
Applicants
U. New England5K
U. Northwestern-St Paul1.3K
Admitted
U. New England4.5K
U. Northwestern-St Paul1.2K
Yield rate
U. New England12%
U. Northwestern-St Paul31%

Quad's selectivity

  • U. New EnglandOpen
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulOpen

Men and women

Acceptance rate for men and women who applied, where a college reports admissions by sex.

Women admitted
U. New England92%
U. Northwestern-St Paul95%
Men admitted
U. New England91%
U. Northwestern-St Paul92%

Test scores

SAT total,

U. New EnglandTest-blind–
U. Northwestern-St Paul
868–1271

Axis runs 800–1600. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

ACT composite,

U. New EnglandTest-blind–
U. Northwestern-St Paul
20–28

Axis runs 16–36. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

Submitted SAT
U. New EnglandNot reported
U. Northwestern-St Paul4%
Submitted ACT
U. New EnglandNot reported
U. Northwestern-St Paul35%

Test policy

  • U. New EnglandTest-blind
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulTest-optional

How they read a record

  • U. New England

    GPA and the high school record are required.

  • U. Northwestern-St Paul

    GPA and the high school record are required; class rank is considered.

What they look at

FactorU. New EnglandU. Northwestern-St Paul
High school GPA RequiredRequired
High school record RequiredRequired
Class rank Not consideredConsidered
College-prep program Not consideredNot considered
Recommendations ConsideredRequired
Essay ConsideredRequired
Legacy status ConsideredNot considered
Work experience ConsideredNot considered
Demonstration of competencies Not consideredNot considered
English proficiency test RequiredRequired
Other tests Not consideredConsidered
All admissions numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why