Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,691
Graduate Enrollment: 14,562
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 6.97%

Male/Female: 48% / 52% (2017)

First generation college students: 15.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2014)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,529
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1470 - 1570

2022 Median Admit ACT: 35
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 34 - 35

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 56.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 52.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 49.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 47.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 39.8%
Black: 6.3%
Hispanic: 13.8%
Asian: 20.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 6.7%
Non-resident alien: 10.0%
Unknown race: 3.1%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $81,058
In-State tuition: $60,768
Out-of-State tuition: $60,768

Estimated books and supplies: $1,566 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $18,264 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,240 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $18,264 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,240 (2022)

Average Family Income: $104,163 (2017)
Median Family Income: $58,836 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 18.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 19.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $159 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,911
$30k-48k $6,236
$48k-75k $9,389
$75k-110k $19,870
$110k+ $46,687

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 86%
6-year graduation rate: 95%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.6% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $13,572 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $12,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 89.0% (2015)
@3 year 91.3% (2017)
@5 year 93.2% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 79.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 71.7% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $66,776 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $83,318 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 96 $18,112 $188 $50,315 ($4,193) $77,066 ($6,422)
Master's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Area Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 27 $35,509 ($2,959)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 73 $635 $73,859 ($6,155) $92,321 ($7,693)
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 16
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 10
Doctoral Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Communication and Media Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 178 $15,333 $157 $45,967 ($3,831) $63,740 ($5,312)
Master's Degree Journalism. 139 $737 $45,197 ($3,766) $61,115 ($5,093)
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 83 $15,500 $159 $23,964 ($1,997) $47,162 ($3,930)
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 31 $429 $70,743 ($5,895)
Doctoral Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 2
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 52 $615 $65,173 ($5,431) $112,555 ($9,380)
Master's Degree Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. 202 $780 $84,353 ($7,029) $104,862 ($8,739)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 58 $12,000 $121 $95,669 ($7,972)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 73 $453 $107,602 ($8,967) $126,549 ($10,546)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Information Science/Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 82 $14,600 $155 $97,119 ($8,093) $130,650 ($10,888)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 57 $103,660 ($8,638)
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 12
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 19 $299 $52,306 ($4,359) $71,143 ($5,929)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 3
Bachelor's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 7
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 39 $576 $57,871 ($4,823) $66,173 ($5,514)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 7
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 8
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 5
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 4
Master's Degree Education, Other. 5
Doctoral Degree Education, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 9
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 68 $17,063 $178 $59,032 ($4,919) $108,516 ($9,043)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 51 $799 $69,533 ($5,794)
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 9
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 36 $16,500 $175 $63,622 ($5,302) $100,444 ($8,370)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 15
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 26
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 7
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 35
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 18
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 16 $119,297 ($9,941)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 45
Doctoral Degree Computer Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 14
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 48
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 14
Master's Degree Engineering Mechanics. 3
Doctoral Degree Engineering Mechanics. 6
Doctoral Degree Engineering Physics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 20
Master's Degree Materials Engineering 30
Doctoral Degree Materials Engineering 28
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 83 $15,334 $148 $73,440 ($6,120) $92,129 ($7,677)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 39
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 13
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 83 $17,912 $191 $81,227 ($6,769) $107,105 ($8,925)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 8
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Manufacturing Engineering. 35 $72,657 ($6,055)
Master's Degree Engineering, Other. 104 $731 $148,455 ($12,371) $182,840 ($15,237)
Master's Degree Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 18
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. 19 $79,657 ($6,638)
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 38 $106,734 ($8,895) $193,869 ($16,156)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering-Related Fields. 1
Master's Degree Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other. 66
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 12
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 4
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Master's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Doctoral Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Doctoral Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 23 $27,089 ($2,257)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 2
Doctoral Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 24
Master's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 8
First Professional Degree Law. 267 $1,755 $196,640 ($16,387) $227,792 ($18,983)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 253
Graduate/Professional Certificate Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 10
Master's Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 83 $698 $70,207 ($5,851)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 64 $15,564 $164 $32,481 ($2,707) $50,797 ($4,233)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 11
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 6
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1 $47,416 ($3,951)
Doctoral Degree Systems Science and Theory. 3
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 78
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 104 $14,800 $156 $17,332 ($1,444) $69,257 ($5,771)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 1
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 19
Master's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 8
Doctoral Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 2
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 28 $58,389 ($4,866) $77,122 ($6,427)
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 15
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 32 $937 $73,230 ($6,103)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biotechnology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 112 $16,948 $184 $32,259 ($2,688)
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 8
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 18
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. 7
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 54 $12,418 $132 $75,237 ($6,270) $85,521 ($7,127)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 2
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 8
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 58 $86,982 ($7,249)
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 13
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 48 $14,000 $151 $78,002 ($6,500)
Master's Degree Statistics. 4
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Systems Science and Theory. 3
Bachelor's Degree Science, Technology and Society. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate International/Global Studies. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Cognitive Science. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. 12
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 40 $441 $46,384 ($3,865) $68,297 ($5,691)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 1
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 18
Master's Degree Philosophy. 5
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 4
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 5
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 1
Doctoral Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 7
Master's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 5
Doctoral Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 16
Master's Degree Chemistry. 12
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 46 $92,390 ($7,699) $126,318 ($10,527)
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 5
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 3
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 19
Master's Degree Physics. 8
Doctoral Degree Physics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Materials Sciences. 1
Master's Degree Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. 19 $81,172 ($6,764) $119,303 ($9,942)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. 4
Master's Degree Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 153 $14,500 $143 $39,712 ($3,309) $61,389 ($5,116)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 9
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 9
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 10
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 131 $1,748 $40,298 ($3,358) $49,198 ($4,100)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, Other. 31 $11,630 $123 $32,827 ($2,736) $59,494 ($4,958)
Bachelor's Degree Community Organization and Advocacy. 73 $13,500 $143 $56,347 ($4,696) $77,788 ($6,482)
Master's Degree Community Organization and Advocacy. 45 $785 $113,896 ($9,491) $129,613 ($10,801)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Community Organization and Advocacy. 14
Master's Degree Public Administration. 49 $507 $71,190 ($5,933) $95,107 ($7,926)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration. 7
Bachelor's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 33 $18,750 $199 $46,718 ($3,893) $51,876 ($4,323)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 18 $30,120 ($2,510)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 5
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 369 $16,227 $162 $79,228 ($6,602) $105,795 ($8,816)
Master's Degree Economics. 30
Doctoral Degree Economics. 25
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 7
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 59 $19,234 $204 $48,015 ($4,001) $73,180 ($6,098)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 123 $16,834 $178 $48,088 ($4,007) $71,052 ($5,921)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 21
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 10
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 26 $14,567 $144 $42,753 ($3,563) $45,402 ($3,784)
Master's Degree Sociology. 7
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 3
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 6
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 104 $17,000 $180 $25,446 ($2,121) $36,466 ($3,039)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 19 $838
Doctoral Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 6
Master's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 25 $476 $67,130 ($5,594)
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 10
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 66 $1,328 $61,810 ($5,151) $62,680 ($5,223)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 26 $722 $72,633 ($6,053)
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 10
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 11
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 30 $1,691 $104,660 ($8,722) $119,821 ($9,985)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 1
First Professional Degree Medicine. 174 $2,293 $65,528 ($5,461) $85,993 ($7,166)
Master's Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 31 $922 $108,516 ($9,043) $250,658 ($20,888)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 44 $1,584 $62,625 ($5,219) $70,129 ($5,844)
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 30 $14,684 $156
Master's Degree Public Health. 31 $62,873 ($5,239) $129,784 ($10,815)
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 47 $1,275 $45,705 ($3,809) $72,751 ($6,063)
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 93
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 34 $523 $90,893 ($7,574) $137,832 ($11,486)
Master's Degree Marketing. 80
Doctoral Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 2
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 1167 $873 $172,958 ($14,413) $203,846 ($16,987)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 422 $1,958 $194,475 ($16,206) $217,138 ($18,095)
Doctoral Degree Accounting and Related Services. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business/Managerial Economics. 44
Master's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 9
Doctoral Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 8
Master's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Finance and Financial Management Services. 42
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 32
Doctoral Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 13 $38,832 $353 $72,625 ($6,052)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 8
Doctoral Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Human Resources Management and Services. 16
Master's Degree International Business. 1
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 364 $483 $128,685 ($10,724) $139,924 ($11,660)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 6
Doctoral Degree Marketing. 3
Master's Degree Real Estate. 1
Bachelor's Degree History. 51 $15,917 $169 $38,441 ($3,203) $60,884 ($5,074)
Master's Degree History. 10
Doctoral Degree History. 16
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 15
Doctoral Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 3
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 18
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 9
Doctoral Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 5
Bachelor's Degree Music. 94 $18,166 $191 $32,052 ($2,671) $39,940 ($3,328)
Master's Degree Music. 62 $541 $17,573 ($1,464) $33,182 ($2,765)
Doctoral Degree Music. 17 $62,037 ($5,170) $55,639 ($4,637)
Master's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 68 $858 $41,264 ($3,439)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $163,107
Full time faculty: 82%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 6.0

School's endowment start of year: $8,484,706,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $11,361,182,000 (2022)