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Northwestern University


College Overview

Admission Office
1801 Hinman Avenue
PO Box 3060
Evanston, IL 60204-3060
(847) 491-7271
ug-admission@northwestern.edu
Contact: Christopher Watson
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
Main Address
633 Clark Street
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-3741
www.northwestern.edu



Size
Total undergrads: 8,476
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,078
Degree-seeking undergrads: 8,364
Graduate enrollment: 8,456

Setting
Suburban setting
Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
Residential campus
Degrees offered:
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional



Admissions Information

Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $65
Online application fee: $65
Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 26%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 97%



College Majors

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
African-American Studies B
American Studies B
Area studies B
Asian Studies B
European Studies B
Women's Studies B

Arts, Visual & Performing
Art - General B
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Arts - General B
Dance B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Jazz Studies B
Music - General B
Music - General Performance B
Music - Piano/Organ B
Music - Voice/Opera B
Music Theory/Composition B
Musicology/Ethnomusicology B
Stringed Instruments B
Theater Literature/History/Criticism B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biology B
Ecology B

Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting Technology C
Business Administration/Management C
Organizational Behavior Studies B,C

Communications & Journalism
Advertising C
Broadcast Journalism B
Communications/Rhetoric B
Journalism B
Radio, television, and digital communication B
Radio/Television B

Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science B
Computer/Information Sciences - General B
Information Sciences/Systems B

Education
Education - General B
Education of Learning Disabled B
Mathematics Education B
Music Teacher Education B
Secondary Education B

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering B
Chemical Engineering B
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Engineering - General B
Engineering Science B
Environmental Engineering B
Industrial Engineering B
Manufacturing Engineering B
Materials Engineering B
Materials Science B
Mechanical Engineering B

English Language & Literature
Creative Writing B
English Composition C
English Language & Literature - General B

Foreign Language & Literature
Classics B
Comparative Literature B
East Asian B
French B
German B
Italian B
Linguistics B
Slavic B
Spanish B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Communication Disorders B
Orthotics/Prosthetics C
Premedicine B

History
History - General B

Law & Legal Studies
Law & Legal Studies - General B

Liberal Arts & Sciences
General Studies B
Liberal Arts & Sciences B,C

Mathematics
Applied Mathematics B
Mathematics - General B
Statistics B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biological/Physical Sciences B
Neuroscience B
Science, Technology & Society B

Natural Resources & Conservation
Environmental Science B
Environmental Studies B

Philosophy & Religion
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B

Physical Sciences
Chemistry B
Geology B
Physics B

Psychology
Cognitive Psychology/Psycholinguistics B
Community Psychology B
Psychology - General B

Public Administration & Services
Community Organization/Advocacy B
Public Policy Analysis B

Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Economics B
Geography B
International Relations B
Political Science/Government B
Sociology B
Urban Studies B

Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
    A = Associate degree
    B = Bachelor's degree
    C = Certificate or diploma
*CollegeAtlas.org does not guarantee the accuracy of the information included in the college profile above. All information is subject to change. Please confirm all information with a college admissions officer.
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