Northwestern University

633 Clark St
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-3741
www.northwestern.edu
fax:
president:Morton O. Schapiro
32060 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.15 Graduation Rate 0.94
0.93 0.95

STUDENT RATIO

9283

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

45527 | 45527

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

8489

CLASS SIZE

33

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
745

SAT MATH

725

SAT READING

730

SAT WRITING

33

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.93
0.95
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
700
745
790
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
690
725
760
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
690
730
770
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
31
33
34
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19200

Average Monthly Payment

$213

Median Earnings

$64100

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

83%
URL Applywww.northwestern.edu/admissions/
Application Fee75
Percent Admitted (Men)0.16
Percent Admitted (Women)0.15
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment794
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.17
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.54
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.03
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.63
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5800
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates15111
Applicants Men15277
Applicants Women16783
Admissions Total4912
Admissions Men2429
Admissions Women2483
ACT English 25th percentile score32
ACT English 75th percentile score35
ACT Math 25th percentile score30
ACT Math 75th percentile score35
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score10
Average SAT Score1458
Median ACT English Score34
Median ACT Math Score33
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)35%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)96%
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