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Northwestern University

General Information

Name: Northwestern University
Address: 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208
Phone:

  • General information: (312) 491-3741
  • Financial aid office: (847) 491-7400
  • Admissions office: (847) 491-7271

Website: www.northwestern.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$33,408$31,789$30,085
Books and supplies$1,488$1,419$1,353
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$10,266$9,873$9,393
        Other expenses$2,127$2,082$2,037
Off-campus
        Room and board$10,266$9,873$9,393
        Other expenses$2,685$2,640$2,595
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,685$2,640$2,595

Total expenses   
On-campus$47,289$45,163$42,868
Off-campus$47,847$45,721$43,426
Off-campus with family$37,581$35,848$34,033

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 67%
  • Federal grants: 10%
  • State/local grants: 16%
  • Institutional grants: 48%
  • Student loans: 37%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$6462
  • State/local grants:$2381
  • Institutional grants:$18167
  • Student loans:$3676

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$65
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants16,2047,5538,651
Percent admitted29.7%31.1%28.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time40.5%39.8%41.2%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 18065
Undergraduate enrollment: 9084
First-time student retention: 97%
Overall graduation rate: 93%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 89%
    • Part Time: 11%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 47%
    • Women: 53%

White non-hispanic: 58%
Black non-hispanic: 5%
Hispanic: 6%
Asian/pacific islander: 16%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 16%

Degrees offered

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


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