Northwestern University Comparison

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Northwestern University

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • Northwestern Evanston, IL
  • Setting
  • Northwestern Small City
  • Total enrollment
  • Northwestern 23,856
  • Type
  • Northwestern Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • Northwestern #15
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Northwestern -
  • Status
  • Northwestern Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • Northwestern

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • Northwestern $68,322
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • Northwestern $68,322
  • Room & Board
  • Northwestern $21,126
  • Average Net Price
  • Northwestern $26,830
  • Average Grant Aid
  • Northwestern $64,429
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • Northwestern 53%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • Northwestern 49,474
  • Admitted
  • Northwestern 3,806
  • Acceptance Rate
  • Northwestern 7.7%
  • Enrolled
  • Northwestern 55.3%
  • Typical SAT score
  • Northwestern 1540
  • Typical ACT score
  • Northwestern 34
  • Average High School GPA
  • Northwestern 3.92
  • Typical High School Grades
  • Northwestern A
  • Admissions Standards
  • Northwestern Elite
  • Applicant Competition
  • Northwestern Extreme
  • ACT Range
  • Northwestern 33/35
  • SAT Range
  • Northwestern 1510/1570
  • Submit Test Scores
  • Northwestern Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • Northwestern Jan 1, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • Northwestern 6:1
  • Popular Majors
  • Northwestern
    • Social Sciences (25%)
    • Communication (14%)
    • Engineering (11%)
    • Visual and Performing Arts (9%)
    • Psychology (8%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • Northwestern 94%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • Northwestern $89,800
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • Northwestern 87%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • Northwestern $19,378
  • Median Loan Payment
  • Northwestern $200

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • Northwestern 45%
  • % Women
  • Northwestern 55%
  • Racial Diversity
  • Northwestern High
  • HBCU
  • Northwestern No
  • % White
  • Northwestern 50%
  • % Asian
  • Northwestern 17%
  • % Black
  • Northwestern 6%
  • % Hispanic
  • Northwestern 12%
  • % Native American
  • Northwestern 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • Northwestern 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • Northwestern 5%
  • % International
  • Northwestern 8%
  • % Unknown Race
  • Northwestern 2%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • Northwestern 19%
  • % Out-of-State
  • Northwestern 66%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • Northwestern Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • Northwestern No
  • Meal Plan
  • Northwestern Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • Northwestern Yes
  • Daycare Facility
  • Northwestern No