Northwestern University

Common Data Set 2024-25

SAT Composite

1510-1560

SAT Math

770-800

SAT Reading

740-770

ACT Composite

34-35

§ 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 →

Federal outcomes

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.

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

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction450fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

4 TABLES
Respondent Information
Name:Click or tap here to enter text
Title:Click or tap here to enter text
Office:Click or tap here to enter text
Mailing Address:University Enrollment
City/State/Zip/Country:1801 Hinman Ave.
E-mail Address:Evanston
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Web site?IL
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:60208
Country:United States
Phone:Click or tap here to enter text
Email Address:enrollmentanalytics@northwestern.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.enrollment.northwestern.edu/data/common-data-set.html
Address Information
Mailing Address:633 Clark Street
City/State/Zip/Country:Evanston
Main Phone Number:IL
WWW Home Page Address:60208
Admissions Phone Number:United States
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:847
Admissions Office Mailing Address:491-3741
Admissions E-mail Address:https://www.northwestern.edu/
Admissions Office
Admissions Email Address:ug-admission@northwestern.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/
Degrees Offered
CertificateX
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES
Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking97611272Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking6179Not reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking30463594Not reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking40834800Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total undergraduates408448007Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reported0Not reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reported18Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reported0Not reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduates4Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported1
B1 graduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time degree-seekingNot reportedNot reported0Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reported0Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates6Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total graduate studentsNot reportedNot reported0Not reported
B1 overall enrollment
Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported gender or status.
B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenUnknownTotal
Total full-time studentsNot reported0Not reportedNot reported
Total part-time students6Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Grand total all studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown0
Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown1
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents27510661068
Hispanic/Latino38214221423
Black or African American, non-Hispanic230752753
White, non-Hispanic52827332740
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic71414
Asian, non-Hispanic41519251932
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic255
Two or more races, non-Hispanic158716716
Race and/or ethnicity unknown108402409
Total210590359060
Persistence
B3 degrees awarded
Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
MeasureNumber awarded
Certificate/diploma126
Associate degrees0
Bachelor's degrees2160
Postbachelor's certificatesNot reported
Master's degrees4887
Post-master's certificates59
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship536
Doctoral degrees, professional practice542
Doctoral degrees, other0
Graduation Rates
B4 current graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort39719213421931
Did not persist0022
Final cohort39719213401929
Completed in less than four years30816011411609
Completed in less than five years5616124196
Completed in less than six years841830
Total completers37218012831835
Six-year graduation rate94%94%96%95%
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort35914813961903
Did not persist1023
Final cohort35814813941900
Completed in less than four years30111912461666
Completed in less than five years331684133
Completed in less than six years831223
Total completers34213813421822
Six-year graduation rate96%93%96%96%
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
MeasureCurrent cohortPrevious cohort
Initial cohortNot reportedNot reported
Did not persistNot reportedNot reported
Final cohort00
Completed program in less than two yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% timeNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time150Not reported
Transfers outNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to two-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to four-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Retention Rates
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
MeasureValue
Entering cohortNot reported
Still enrolled next fallNot reported
Retention rate98%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenAnother genderUnknown genderTotal
Applied23774256861400
Admitted17352070100
Enrolled full-time977112710Not reported
Enrolled part-time0000Not reported
Enrolled totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Wait List
Number of wait-listed students admitted:59
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science2
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies2
History2
Academic electives1
Basis for Selection
C7 basis for selection
Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
MeasureVery importantImportantConsideredNot considered
Rigor of secondary school recordYes
Class rankYes
Academic GPAYes
Standardized test scoresYes
Application essayYes
RecommendationsYes
InterviewNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Extracurricular activitiesYes
Talent or abilityYes
Character and personal qualitiesYes
First generationYes
Alumni relationYes
Geographical residenceYes
State residencyYes
Religious affiliation or commitmentYes
Volunteer workYes
Work experienceYes
Level of applicant interestYes
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT46963
ACT23488
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite151015401560
SAT evidence-based reading and writing740760770
SAT math770780800
ACT composite343435
ACT math323435
ACT English353536
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80092
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6996
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5991
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Math: 700-80094
SAT Math: 600-6995
SAT Math: 500-5991
SAT Math: 400-4990
SAT Math: 300-3990
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Composite: 1400-160097
SAT Composite: 1200-13993
SAT Composite: 1000-11990
SAT Composite: 800-9990
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-3697
ACT Composite: 24-293
ACT Composite: 18-230
ACT Composite: 12-170
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
Percent who had GPA below 1.0100
Percent who had GPA below 1.0100
Percent who had GPA below 1.0100
Admission Policies
Amount of application fee:75
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Application closing date (fall)1
Priority Date1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
DateX
No set Date5
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after1
Yes, in part5
No1
Amount of housing deposit:200
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year; up to 2 years postponement if due to military service
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution5,154
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan1,186

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
MeasureMenWomenUnknownTotal
Applied22441795Not reported4045
Admitted251233Not reported484
Enrolled145132Not reported277
Application for Admission
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:⇒ Click or tap here to enter text.
Fall3
Winter15

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
Special Study Options
Accelerated programX
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilitiesX
Double majorX
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Required Course Work
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)79%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing99%
Percent who live off campus or commute1%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)76%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing55%
Percent who live off campus or commute45%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Activities Offered
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Housing
Fraternity/sorority housingX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition69375.0069375.00
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required fees1214.001214.00
Food and housing, on-campus21975.0021975.00
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
All Institutions Expenses
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies1539.001539.00Not reported
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TransportationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other expenses2079.002079.00Not reported

Financial Aid

7 TABLES
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients62Not reportedNot reported
Average institutional non-need grant21215.00Not reportedNot reported
Athletic grant recipients375Not reportedNot reported
Average athletic grant5313156657Not reported
Methodology
Both FM and IM15805078.00
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$4,405,915
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$244,820,928
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$7,209,319
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$272,241,240
Total Scholarships/Grants$6,140,801
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,400,000
Federal Work-Study$5,598,495
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$15,139,296
Total Self-Help$13,190,265
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,315,310
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,442,503
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,757,813
Total Scholarships/Grants$15,310,721
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$15,310,721
Total Self-Help$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$21,246,203
Students Awarded Aid
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates21058914Not reported
Applied for need-based aid12004417Not reported
Determined to have financial need9503836Not reported
Awarded any aid9503836Not reported
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid9173744Not reported
Awarded need-based self-help aid7932899Not reported
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid00Not reported
Need fully metNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Average percentage of need metNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Average financial aid packageNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Average need-based scholarship or grantNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Average need-based self-help awardNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Average need-based loanNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,526
Financial Aid Reply
Students must reply by (date):5
or within____weeks of notification.1

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES
Instructional Faculty
I1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
MeasureFull-timePart-timeTotal
Total instructional faculty16181891807
Members of minority groups41349462
Females67982761
Males9391071046
Nonresidents1389147
Doctorate or other terminal degree15691831752
Master's, but not terminal master'sNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Bachelor's degreeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Unknown or other highest degree49655
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs25733290
Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio6
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 students948160
10-19 students948160
20-29 students203Not reported
30-39 students20316
40-49 students12616
50-99 students5113
100+ students10713
Total41Not reported

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported0.9%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reported0.9%
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported11.1%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported8.9%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported0.5%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reported12.4%
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reported1.4%
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.7%
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reported0.5%
EnglishNot reportedNot reported1.6%
Liberal arts/general studies5.0%Not reported0.3%
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported10.2%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported5.4%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported0.6%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported1.5%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported7.3%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reported3.6%
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported17.5%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported7.5%
Health professions and related programs14.0%Not reported2.4%
Business/marketing81.0%Not reported0.5%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported1.9%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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