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University of Northwestern-St Paul SAT scores, admissions & trends

Saint Paul, MinnesotaPrivate nonprofitSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at University of Northwestern-St Paul typically score between 868 and 1271 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1271, is a strong target. The school admits about 93% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 430–608 and Math 438–663. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total868–1271
R&W430–608
Math438–663

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1271).
  • Within range — your score sits between 868 and 1271.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (868).

University of Northwestern-St Paul at a glance

93%

Admit rate

+11.1 pts since 2021

1,442 undergrads

376

First-year class

−5% since 2021

31%

Yield

83%

First-year retention

$37,920

Tuition & fees

$27,705

Average net price

68%

6-yr graduation rate

$50,755

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has University of Northwestern-St Paul's admit rate changed?

Applications are down 8% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 82.3% to 93.5%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 2018–2024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (93%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 2018–2024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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