Northwestern University: Ranking & Review

Evanston Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	29	35 Top 1%

Northwestern University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	9%	9%	9%
Applicants	37,259	17,953	19,306
Admissions	3,442	1,676	1,766
Enrolled undergraduates	1,903	922	981
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	22,008	11,257	10,751

1,281 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,281 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $75. Application fee for graduates - $95.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	673
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	35%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	735
Math	755

Number of students submitting ACT scores	1,466
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	77%
ACT Composite	33
ACT English	33
ACT Math	33

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$72,980	$72,980
Off-campus	$72,980	$72,980
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $16,047 and other expenses per full academic year.

Northwestern University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 3,966 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$52,239	$52,239
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$439	$439
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$6,195	$6,195
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$52,239	$52,239
Fees for full-time graduates	$440	$440
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$6,195	$6,195

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	97	38	1,880	15	2,030
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		496	458	9	963
Engineering		405	346	130	881
Health Professions and Related Programs	8	31	365	251	655
Legal Professions and Studies	13		313	251	577
Social Sciences		412	29	41	482
Visual and Performing Arts	22	173	150	40	385
Psychology		162	86	14	262
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	9	131	57	64	261
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		91	149	15	255
Public Administration and Social Service Professions		114	110		224
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields			134		134
Physical Sciences		40	23	52	115
Mathematics and Statistics		60	28	18	106
Education		12	89	5	106
History		44	13	9	66
English Language and Literature & Letters		31	23	5	59
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics		24	9	12	45
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies			43		43
Philosophy and Religious Studies		16	4	9	29
Science Technologies & Technicians			20		20
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies		15	3		18
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies		16		1	17
Natural Resources and Conservation		15			15
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences			5	5	10
Architecture and Related Services	8				8
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	1		3		4
Theology and Religious Vocations
Grand Total	158	2,326	4,340	946	7,770

A total of 2,484 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Northwestern University.

At the master's and doctor's level 5,286 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	94%	92%	95%
Full-time retention rate - 98%

Alternative names	NU
Founded	1851
Motto	Quaecumque Sunt Vera Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8 AV)
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	purple, white
Academic Calendar	Quarter
Total FTE staff	10,316
Instructional FTE	2,397
Research FTE	1,176
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.northwestern.edu
Address	633 Clark St Evanston, Illinois, 60208 United States
Urbanization level	City: Small
City population	50,000 - 250,000
Phone	8474913741
Fax	+1 (847) 467 2331

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
21	New York University	New York	28%
22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	24%
23	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	9%
24	Michigan State University	East Lansing	72%
25	University of Maryland - College Park	College Park	45%
26	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	13%
27	University of Florida	Gainesville	42%
28	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin	36%
29	Northwestern University	Evanston	9%
30	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	New Brunswick	65%
31	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	34%
32	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	16%
33	University of Chicago	Chicago	9%
34	University of California - Davis	Davis	43%
35	University of Arizona	Tucson	84%
36	Arizona State University - Tempe	Tempe	84%
37	University of Virginia - Main Campus	Charlottesville	27%