Northwestern University

Evanston, IL 60208

Quick Facts

Admissions and Enrollment Data

Category Applicants Admits Enrollees
In-State 0 0 0
Out-of-State 0 0 0
International 0 0 0
Men 24511 1729 965
Women 27256 2010 1144
Unknown Gender 2 0 2

Basis of Admission - Academic Factors

Factor Importance
GPAN/A
Class RankN/A
Rigor in School Coursework TakenN/A
College-preparatory programN/A
RecommendationsN/A
ACT/SAT ScoresN/A

Basis of Admission - Non-Academic Factors

Factor Importance
Talent/abilityN/A
English ProficiencyN/A
Other TestsN/A
Work experienceN/A
Personal statement or essayN/A
Legacy statusN/A

Undergraduate Courses

African Studies.

  • African Studies.
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization.
  • Asian Studies/Civilization.
  • European Studies/Civilization.
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies.
  • Area Studies, Other.
  • African-American/Black Studies.
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies.
  • Asian-American Studies.
  • Women's Studies.
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other.

Biology/Biological Sciences, General.

  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
  • Ecology.
  • Neuroscience.

Business/Commerce, General.

  • Business/Commerce, General.
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
  • Organizational Behavior Studies.

Communication, General.

  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other.
  • Journalism.
  • Radio and Television.
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia.
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other.
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.

Computer and Information Sciences, General.

  • Computer and Information Sciences, General.
  • Information Science/Studies.
  • Computer Science.

Education, General.

  • Education, General.
  • Learning Sciences.
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities.
  • Secondary Education and Teaching.
  • Music Teacher Education.

Engineering, General.

  • Engineering, General.
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
  • Chemical Engineering.
  • Civil Engineering, General.
  • Computer Engineering, General.
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
  • Engineering Science.
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
  • Materials Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering.
  • Industrial Engineering.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Engineering, Other.

English Language and Literature, General.

  • English Language and Literature, General.
  • Creative Writing.

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.

  • Linguistics.
  • Comparative Literature.
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
  • German Language and Literature.
  • French Language and Literature.
  • Italian Language and Literature.
  • Spanish Language and Literature.
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.

  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies.
  • International Public Health/International Health.

History, General.

  • History, General.

Human Services, General.

  • Community Organization and Advocacy.
  • Public Policy Analysis, General.

Legal Studies.

  • Legal Studies.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
  • General Studies.
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies.

Mathematics, General.

  • Mathematics, General.
  • Applied Mathematics, General.
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics.
  • Statistics, General.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.

  • Biological and Physical Sciences.
  • Science, Technology and Society.
  • Sustainability Studies.
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General.

  • Environmental Studies.
  • Environmental Science.

Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.

  • Philosophy.
  • Religion/Religious Studies.
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies.

Physical Sciences, General.

  • Chemistry, General.
  • Geology/Earth Science, General.
  • Physics, General.
  • Materials Science.

Pre-Architecture Studies.

  • Architecture and Related Services, Other.

Psychology, General.

  • Psychology, General.
  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics.
  • Community Psychology.
  • Psychology, Other.

Social Sciences, General.

  • Social Sciences, General.
  • Anthropology, General.
  • Economics, General.
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
  • Geography.
  • International Relations and Affairs.
  • Political Science and Government, General.
  • Sociology, General.
  • Urban Studies/Affairs.
  • Social Sciences, Other.

Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Visual and Performing Arts, General.
  • Dance, General.
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
  • Theatre Literature, History and Criticism.
  • Musical Theatre.
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other.
  • Art/Art Studies, General.
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
  • Music, General.
  • Music Performance, General.
  • Music Theory and Composition.
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
  • Keyboard Instruments.
  • Voice and Opera.
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies.
  • Stringed Instruments.
  • Music, Other.

Work and Family Studies.

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other.

Graduate Courses

African Studies.

  • African Studies.
  • African-American/Black Studies.
  • Women's Studies.

Bible/Biblical Studies.

  • Religious/Sacred Music.

Biology/Biological Sciences, General.

  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
  • Botany/Plant Biology, Other.
  • Developmental Biology and Embryology.
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other.
  • Biostatistics.
  • Bioinformatics.
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other.
  • Biotechnology.
  • Neuroscience.
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy.

Business/Commerce, General.

  • Business/Commerce, General.
  • Business Administration and Management, General.
  • Operations Management and Supervision.
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management.
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce.
  • Transportation/Mobility Management.
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other.
  • Business/Managerial Economics.
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
  • Finance, General.
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
  • Labor and Industrial Relations.
  • Organizational Behavior Studies.
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce.
  • Management Information Systems, General.
  • Management Science.
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other.
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
  • Real Estate.
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.

Communication, General.

  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other.
  • Journalism.
  • Radio and Television.
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia.
  • Health Communication.
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.

Computer and Information Sciences, General.

  • Artificial Intelligence.
  • Information Science/Studies.
  • Computer Science.

Education, General.

  • Education, General.
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration.
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities.
  • Music Teacher Education.
  • Education, Other.

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.

  • Robotics Technology/Technician.
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician.
  • Engineering/Industrial Management.
  • Engineering Design.
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other.

Engineering, General.

  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
  • Chemical Engineering.
  • Civil Engineering, General.
  • Computer Engineering, General.
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
  • Engineering Mechanics.
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics.
  • Materials Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering.
  • Industrial Engineering.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Operations Research.
  • Engineering, Other.

English Language and Literature, General.

  • English Language and Literature, General.
  • Writing, General.
  • Creative Writing.

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.

  • Linguistics.
  • Comparative Literature.
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
  • German Language and Literature.
  • French Language and Literature.
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
  • Health and Wellness, General.
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
  • Audiology/Audiologist.
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General.
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator.
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other.
  • Physician Associate/Assistant.
  • Medical Science/Scientist.
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling.
  • Genetic Counseling/Counselor.
  • Public Health, General.
  • Orthotist/Prosthetist.
  • Medical Informatics.
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics.

History, General.

  • History, General.

Human Services, General.

  • Community Organization and Advocacy.
  • Public Administration.
  • Public Policy Analysis, General.

Legal Studies.

  • Legal Studies.
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers.
  • Tax Law/Taxation.
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other.
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

Mathematics, General.

  • Mathematics, General.
  • Applied Mathematics, General.
  • Statistics, General.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.

  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
  • Systems Science and Theory.
  • Cognitive Science, General.
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.
  • Sustainability Studies.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General.

  • Environmental Studies.

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies.

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.

Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.

  • Philosophy.
  • Religion/Religious Studies.

Physical Sciences, General.

  • Astronomy.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other.
  • Chemistry, General.
  • Geology/Earth Science, General.
  • Physics, General.

Psychology, General.

  • Psychology, General.
  • Clinical Psychology.
  • Counseling Psychology.
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Science Technologies/Technicians, General.

  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other.

Social Sciences, General.

  • Anthropology, General.
  • Economics, General.
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
  • Political Science and Government, General.
  • Sociology, General.
  • Social Sciences, Other.

Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Design and Visual Communications, General.
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting.
  • Acting.
  • Directing and Theatrical Production.
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies.
  • Documentary Production.
  • Art/Art Studies, General.
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
  • Music, General.
  • Music Performance, General.
  • Music Theory and Composition.
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
  • Conducting.
  • Keyboard Instruments.
  • Voice and Opera.
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies.
  • Stringed Instruments.
  • Music, Other.
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General.

Work and Family Studies.

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other.