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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private (nonprofit) · 9,201 students · mostly bachelor degrees
172nd-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$29,167
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$91,250
Graduation rate
95%
Admission rate
8%
Median graduate earnings
$89,363
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$15,000
Average SAT
1533
Median ACT
35
Pell grant recipients
19%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
337 programsLaw · First Professional Degree304 grads/yr$291,132Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree173 grads/yr$244,399Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree101 grads/yr$240,637Engineering, Other · Master's Degree97 grads/yr$211,469Computer Science · Master's Degree181 grads/yr$197,823Medical Science/Scientist · Master's Degree37 grads/yr$189,578Management Science · Master's Degree2,055 grads/yr$180,186Community Organization and Advocacy · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$168,632Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree88 grads/yr$163,740Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other · First Professional Degree$155,436Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree127 grads/yr$155,106Financial Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$148,740Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree63 grads/yr$141,026Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$138,720Packaging Science · Master's Degree60 grads/yr$136,480Medical Informatics · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$132,068Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree32 grads/yr$130,944Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$129,403Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$126,571Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree373 grads/yr$126,006Science Technologies/Technicians, Other · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$125,048Mathematics and Statistics · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$122,682Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology · Doctoral Degree26 grads/yr$117,797Environmental Chemistry · Doctoral Degree42 grads/yr$116,234Communication, General · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$116,101
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.