SCHOOLS / NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Northwestern University

EVANSTON, ILIPEDS 147767CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§7 documents archived2018–2024
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,510
Median1,540
75th1,560
§ 46% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th34
Median34
75th35
§ 23% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 8%SAT SUBMIT 46%ACT SUBMIT 23%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offered
Likely ED share of class56%1,186 ED admits / 2,105 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple3.9x23% ED vs 6% all other rounds
Seats left after ED919of 2,105 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate6%2,620 admitted from 44,320 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants5,154reported count
Admits1,18623%
Class seats1,186assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants44,320reported count
Admits2,6206%
Class seats91935% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision5,1541,18623%1,186Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds44,3202,6206%919All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 55%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

n/a joined after being offered a spot. n/a of students who joined were admitted.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spotn/a
Accepted a wait-list spotn/a
Admitted from wait list59
Joined after being offeredn/a
Admitted after joiningn/a

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs
First generation: Very ImportantLegacy: Very ImportantGeography: Very ImportantState residency: Very ImportantDemonstrated interest: Very Important
§ Application cost

Application fee: $75.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Very Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Partial merit profile
No-need grant recipients623% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$21,215H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$29,167Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio6EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3806ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate8%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
49474ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2105ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2105ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate55%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile33ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate23%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile740ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile760ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile770ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile770ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile780ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile800ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate46%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded2160DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded536DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded4887DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,164COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$67,158COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$1,164COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$67,158COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$94,878DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$94,878DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment9020DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment14457DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment379DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment23856DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment9399DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate62%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$7,646SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$7,318SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,918SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate21%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate20%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate21%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityEvanstonHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameNorthwestern UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateIllinoisHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years83%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years94%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years95%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate98%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time95%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$89,363
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
95%
6-year completion
Average net price
$29,167
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$15,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$61,037$61k
MEDIAN
$89,363$89k
P75
$139,122$139k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$1,764
$30,001 – $48,000
$6,099
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$7,898
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,282
$110,001 and up
$48,777
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
83%
6-yr grad
95%
8-yr grad
97%
Retention
98%
Pell grad
94%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.