Northwestern University

  • Details

    • Name: Northwestern University
    • Location: Evanston, IL 60208
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 7.15%
    • Average SAT Scores 1526
    • Four Year Completion Rate 87.68% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 95.89% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 95.92% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    87.7%
    6 Year
    95.9%
    8 Year
    95.9%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $87,804 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $65,997 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $65,997 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $15,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $1,243 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $3,373 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $6,485 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $14,059 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $48,837 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $76,844 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $72,370 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $83,487 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $78,939 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $89,363 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Architecture and Related Services, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $48,590
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $78,865 $69,443 $44,144
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $70,936
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $94,536
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $71,607
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,001
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $80,781
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,414
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $84,644
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $71,840 No data $34,751
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $84,037
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,892
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,519
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $66,553
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,896
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,214
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,815
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,049
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Community Organization and Advocacy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,015
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,630
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,353
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data $45,947 $71,488
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $101,812 $107,109 $45,960
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $69,350
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,450
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data $89,273 $23,935
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,701
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,134
Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,991
Music Bachelor's Degree $63,930 No data $38,199
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data