Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University · Campus
Evanston, IL · City · Private · Research university · the Wildcats · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Small city
Setting
under 100,000
9,157
Undergraduates
+ 14,046 graduate students
6:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
97%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
67%
From out of state
+ 11% from abroad
$20k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Evanston, IL
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarQuarter
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions7% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
9,15714,046
Undergraduates 9,157Graduate students 14,046
Where first-years come from
22%67%11%
In state 22%Other states 67%Abroad 11%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
34%15%21%10%
White 34%Hispanic 15%Black 7%Asian 21%Two or more 8%International 10%Not reported 5%
- Women55%
- Full-time96% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class2,111 entered last fall
- Transfers in237 3% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online0% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services14% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $20,334 | $3,273 | $23,607 |
| Off campus | $20,334 | $3,273 | $23,607 |
| With family | — | $6,234 | $6,234 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNavy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.52 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page top quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#2Class sizeof 366 · Division I#10Most diverseof 365 · Division I#13Retentionof 366 · Division I#23Internationalof 366 · Division I#44Out of stateof 366 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Northwestern University is on.
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