Northwestern University

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2019 Default Rate
0.175%
on Student Loans
2022 Acceptance Rate
7.21%
51,261 Applicants

About

Northwestern University is a higher education institution located in N/A. In N/A, the most popular N/A concentrations at Northwestern University were N/A.

In N/A, N/A degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Northwestern University. N/A of these degrees were awarded to women, and N/A awarded men. N/A

Costs

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.
0.175%
2019 Default Rate
5
Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Northwestern University was 0.175%, which represents 5 out of the 2861 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Northwestern University received 51,261 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 7.61% annual growth. Out of those 51,261 applicants, 3,695 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 7.21% acceptance rate.

There were N/A students enrolled at Northwestern University in N/A. 47% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Northwestern University has an overall enrollment yield of 55.2%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

7.21%
Acceptance Rate in 2022
3,695
Accepted Out of 51,261

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Northwestern University was 7.21% (3,695 admissions from 51,261 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 6.97%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 7.61%, while admissions grew by 11.3%..

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SAT Scores

47%
Submission Percentage (2022)
965
Scores Submitted (2022)

47% of enrolled first-time students at Northwestern University in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Northwestern University had a total enrollment of N/A students in N/A. The full-time enrollment at Northwestern University is N/A students and the part-time enrollment is N/A. This means that N/A% of students enrolled at Northwestern University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Northwestern University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 37% White, 16% Asian, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Black or African American, 4.57% Two or More Races, 0.095% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0734% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    8,560 enrolled students
  2. Asian
    3,697 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    2,330 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Northwestern University is 37% White, 16% Asian, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Black or African American, 4.57% Two or More Races, 0.095% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0734% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all N/A is .

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,386 students (5.98%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

Common Jobs by Major

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Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Northwestern University are N/A.

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Northwestern University are Podiatrists, Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Northwestern University are Computer Systems Design (1,112,706 people), Elementary & secondary schools (842,614 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (736,068 people), Construction (716,329 people), and Banking & related activities (639,339 people).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Northwestern University.
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Most Common (N/A)
N/A degrees awarded

In N/A, the most common N/A concentration at Northwestern University was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from N/A programs at Northwestern University according to their major.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
American Indian or Alaska Native Male
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Northwestern University is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all N/A, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)
  1. White Female
    2,121 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    2,115 degrees awarded
  3. Asian Female
    725 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Northwestern University is white female (2,121 degrees awarded). There were 1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (2115 degrees).

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Operations

Northwestern University has an endowment valued at nearly $10.9B, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year.

In 2022, Northwestern University had a total salary expenditure of 2.75B. Northwestern University employs 708 Professors, 375 Associate professors and 330 Assistant professors. Most academics at Northwestern University are Male Professor (486), Female Professor (222), and Male Associate professor (194).

Endowment

$10.9B
2022 Endowment
4.24%
decline from 2021

This line chart shows how the endowment at Northwestern University (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the N/A Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
708 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Northwestern University were Professor with 708 employees, Associate professor with 375 employees, and Assistant professor with 330 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)
  1. Male Professor
  2. Female Professor
  3. Male Associate professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Northwestern University was Male Professor with 486 employees, Female Professor with 222 employees, and Male Associate professor with 194 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Northwestern University.

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