4-year school · Private nonprofit

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois · Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN metro area. 2,238 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

2,238
International graduates, 2024–25
of 8,806 graduates, all majors
8%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$94,878
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $68,322, before aid
22%
International students
5,238 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 113 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13master's · 1,717 graduates4541,717master's
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCIP 09.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 731 graduates209731bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCIP 22.02master's, doctoral · 259 graduates175259master's, doctoral
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 397 graduates151397bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02bachelor's, master's · 162 graduates146162bachelor's, master's
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 336 graduates127336bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 94 graduates6194bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherCIP 15.99master's · 62 graduates5962master's
Computer EngineeringCIP 14.09bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 86 graduates5686bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering-Related FieldsCIP 15.15master's · 63 graduates5563master's
Industrial EngineeringCIP 14.35bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 94 graduates4494bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 147 graduates40147bachelor's, master's, doctoral
LawCIP 22.01certificate · 292 graduates34292certificate
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 47 graduates3247bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering, OtherCIP 14.99bachelor's, master's · 94 graduates3194bachelor's, master's

Admissions

Acceptance rate8%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile740–770
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile770–800
ACT, 25th–75th percentile33–35
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention98%
Graduation rate, 6 years97%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$68,322
Housing and food, on campus$21,126
Books and other costs$5,430
Total a year$94,878
Four years$379,512

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology