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Northwestern University


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Contact Info
(312) 491-3741
Main Website: www.northwestern.edu
Financial Aid: www.northwestern.edu/admissions/
Application: www.northwestern.edu/admissions/

Address
Northwestern University
633 Clark St
Evanston, IL 60208

Quick Facts
Enrollment: 20,128 ( 9,803 undergraduate)
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $37,125.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $52,120.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $52,120.00
Total Cost In-District Off-Campus: $52,704.00
Total Cost In-State Off-Campus: $52,704.00
Total Cost Out-State Off-Campus: $52,704.00
Total Cost In-District With-Family: $41,409.00
Total Cost In-State With-Family: $41,409.00
Total Cost Out-State With-Family: $41,409.00

 

Admissions Total Male Female
Number of applicants 21,930 10,013 11,917
Percent admitted 27% 28% 25%
Percent admitted who enrolled 34% 33% 35%

 

Test Scoring 25th
Percentile*
75th
Percentile*
SAT Critical Reading 670 750
SAT Math 680 770
SAT Writing 660 750
ACT Composite 30 34
ACT English 30 35
ACT Math 29 34

*for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring click here

Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving any financial aid 55%
Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants 9%
Average Federal Grant $7,090.00
Percentage of students receiving state aid 6%
Average state aid $4,711.00
Percentage of students receiving institutional aid 50%
Average institutional aid $21,108.00
Percentage of students receiving a student loan 35%
Average student loan $5,169.00

Degrees:

One but less than two years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Doctor's degree
First-professional degree

Majors:
Accounting and Related Services, Other
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Anthropology, Other
Applied Mathematics
Area Studies, Other
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Art/Art Studies, General
Asian Studies/Civilization
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Biotechnology
Botany/Plant Biology, Other
Business Administration and Management, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
Business/Commerce, General
Business/Managerial Economics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry, General
Civil Engineering, General
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Communication and Media Studies, Other
Communication Disorders, General
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Community Organization and Advocacy
Community Psychology
Comparative Literature
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Science
Conducting
Counseling Psychology
Creative Writing
Dance, General
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Ecology
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Economics, General
Education, General
Education, Other
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Science
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
Engineering/Industrial Management
English Composition
English Language and Literature, General
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
European Studies/Civilization
Finance, General
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Genetic Counseling/Counselor
Geography
Geology/Earth Science, General
German Language and Literature
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
History, General
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Industrial Engineering
Information Science/Studies
International Business/Trade/Commerce
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Journalism
Labor and Industrial Relations
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
Legal professions and studies.
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
Legal Studies, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Management Information Systems, General
Management Science, General
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
Manufacturing Engineering
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Mathematics, General
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
Medical Informatics
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music Performance, General
Music Teacher Education
Music Theory and Composition
Music, General
Music, Other
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Neuroscience
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Operations Management and Supervision
Organizational Behavior Studies
Orthotist/Prosthetist
Philosophy
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Physics, General
Piano and Organ
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Political Science and Government, General
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other
Public Administration
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Policy Analysis
Radio and Television
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
Real Estate
Religion/Religious Studies
Religious/Sacred Music
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
Science, Technology and Society
Secondary Education and Teaching
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Statistics, General
Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
Transportation/Transportation Management
Urban Studies/Affairs
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Voice and Opera
Women's Studies

Northwestern University Scholarships

Beinecke Scholarship Program The Beinecke Scholarship Program is open to juniors who are currently majoring in the arts, humanities or social sciences and plan to attend graduate school. You must demonstrate superior standards of more...
Breakthrough Collaborative Students Teaching Students Internship The Breakthrough Collaborative, formerly Summerbridge, offers hundreds of teaching positions at 25 sites across the country and in Hong Kong to high school and college students who are passionate abou more...
Chicago Headline Club Summer Intern Scholarship The Chicago Headline Club Summer Intern Scholarship is available to undergraduate print and broadcast journalism students who will be interning in a professional newsroom during the summer. You must e more...
Chicago Alumni Chapter - Thomas M. Mocella Scholarship The Chicago Alumni Chapter - Thomas M. Mocella Scholarship is available to undergraduate members of Delta Sigma Pi. You must be a sophomore, junior or senior enrolled and in good standing with the Zet more...
Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship is available to students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in applied physical sciences or engineering at participating institutions. Eligible fields of study include: ae more...
DAAD Graduate Scholarship The DAAD Graduate Scholarship is available to full-time graduate students, Ph.D. students who have completed all but their dissertation, and doctoral and post-doctoral applicants who have completed th more...
Golden Apple Scholars Program The Golden Apple Scholars Program recruits and prepares students for successful teaching careers in schools throughout Illinois. The program is open to high school seniors at Illinois schools who will more...
Luce Scholars Program The Luce Scholars Program is available to American citizens who are no more than 29 years of age and who have received their bachelors degree by September 1 of the year the program is entered. You may more...
Little Family Foundation MBA Fellowship The Little Family Foundation MBA Fellowship is open to past participants of any of Junior Achievement's high school programs and to volunteers who have taught a minimum of two classes of JA's K-8 prog more...
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Scholarship The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Scholarship is available to Hispanic graduate students studying select arts, media and communications fields at one of the following institutions: UCLA, C more...