What is Northwestern University Feinberg's acceptance rate?

Northwestern University Feinberg does not publish an acceptance rate, and neither does any free national source. Those sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so a rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number. What can be stated in 2025-2026 is that Northwestern University Feinberg received 8,610 applications for 140 seats in the entering class, which is 61.5 applications per seat. Source: AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026.

Northwestern University Feinberg: MCAT, GPA and admissions

Mission

Our mission is to impact the practice of medicine through discovery and education to improve human health. Our vision is to achieve this mission through continuous quality improvement. The pursuit of excellence requires a learning organization grounded in leadership, innovation, and compassionate care that can translate new knowledge into better human health. These attributes are interwoven by professionalism dedicated to teamwork, collegiality, and social and intellectual curiosity. Such values promote the best interests of medicine and further strengthen our social contract with the community we serve.

As the school states it

Admissions office

Office of AdmissionsChicago, IL 60611 USA

(312) 503-8206

med-admissions@northwestern.edu

Tuition and cost

Tuition and fees

In state$75,817

Out of state$75,817

One year, as reported. A missing figure means the school did not report it, never that it costs nothing.

Cost of attendance

In state$115,930

Out of state$115,930

Tuition plus the living costs the school budgets for. This is what a loan is sized against.

What you leave with

Average graduating debt: $212,636
Students receiving aid: 81%

Health insurance

In state: $6,487
Out of state: $6,487

After graduation

Monthly loan payment: $2,293
Earnings, 1 year out: $70,039
Earnings, 5 years out: $132,646

Loan payment is on federal graduate loans only. Earnings are medians for everyone who finished this program, and a year out most of them are in residency.

Who can apply

Out-of-state ApplicantsYesYes, All applicants

Canadian ApplicantsYesYes, All applicants

International ApplicantsYesYes, International students are ineligible for most federal assistance programs, and thus must secure private funding through a participating lender with a US-based co-signer.

DACA Status ApplicantsYesConditional, Students with DACA status are ineligible for most federal assistance programs, and thus must secure private funding through a participating lender with a US-based co-signer.

Transfer applicantsConditionsAccepted with conditions

Community college prerequisitesYesAccepted

AP creditConditionsVaries by course

Online courseworkConditionsVaries by course

Pass/fail courseworkConditionsVaries by course

Coursework completed at a junior or community college will be included in our holistic review. We recommend that the required pre-med courses be completed at a four-year college or university.

Applying

How competitive is admission here?

61.5applications per seat2025-2026

8,610applications received2025-2026

11.4%from in state2025-2026

MCAT scores this school will read
Oldest accepted
January 2024
Latest accepted
September 30, 2026
AAMC PREview
Policy
Exploring PREview for Future use – will not be used in this cycle’s admissions decisions
Secondary application
Required
Yes
Fee
$95
Sent to
All applicants with an MCAT score of 500 or higher.
Fee waiver
Available
Secondary deadline
Due
November 15, 2026
Letters of recommendation
Committee letter
Accepted with conditions
Letter packet
Accepted
Individual letters
Accepted
Interview
Invitations
August 2026
Deposit on an offer
Required
No

Prerequisite coursework

BiochemistryLab8Recommended
BiologyLab8Required
ChemistryLab8Required
Composition & RhetoricRecommended
GeneticsRecommended
MathematicsRecommended
PsychologyRecommended
SociologyRecommended
StatisticsRecommended

Interview

Not available

Video interview

Cycle 2027 interviews will be conducted virtually

How the school describes it

Combination of interviews with full-time faculty and a senior medical student.

Invitations

August 2026

A typical interview day

The virtual interview day consists of an orientation, interviews with faculty members and senior medical students, along with conversations with our 1st and 2nd-year medical students. The details for the interview day will be provided when interview invitations are sent.

If you are waitlisted

Waitlist positions: varies
Waitlist offers: 10

Waitlist offers are made after the uniform acceptance date and continue until the class is filled based on recommendations from the executive committee on admissions.

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Sources

a public compilation of schools' published figures, not yet checked against the school
AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
AAMC MSAR public school report
College Scorecard field of study, U.S. Department of Education

Figures here were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.

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