<p>Indeed, the SAT stats are very similar despite the significant difference in admit rates. The following stats are from yahoo education (two years old):</p>
<p>Brown
Admission 15,286 applied, 2,534 admitted, 1,429 enrolled
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 98%, SAT math scores over 500 99%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 89%, SAT math scores over 600 92%, ACT scores over 24 96%, SAT verbal scores over 700 55%, SAT math scores over 700 59%, ACT scores over 30 55% </p>
<p>Northwestern
Admission 15,637 applied, 4,684 admitted, 1,915 enrolled
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 91%, SAT math scores over 600 94%, ACT scores over 24 97%, SAT verbal scores over 700 51%, SAT math scores over 700 63%, ACT scores over 30 68%</p>
<p>This year, NU gets over 18000 applications. Maybe it’s selectivity is going up. :)</p>