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Evanston, IL

Northwestern University

https://www.northwestern.edu

Repayment outcome

96.4%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$40,900–$99,400

middle 50% · median $64,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$28,544

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$18,234

Sticker price

before any aid

$60,729

Default rate

1.3%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Business$163,561
  2. Engineering Tech$94,408
  3. Science Tech$92,632
  4. Computer Science$83,546
  5. Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.$82,238
  6. Engineering$76,460
  7. Math & Statistics$75,518
  8. Public Admin$64,990
  9. Health Professions$60,050
  10. Education$56,776
  11. Parks & Fitness$49,423
  12. Communication and Media Studies.$48,041
  13. Physical Sciences$44,971
  14. Liberal Arts$43,630
  15. History$38,505
  16. Psychology$38,048
  17. Legal Studies$35,416
  18. English & Literature$35,416
  19. Philosophy$31,839
  20. Social Sciences$29,685
  21. Visual & Performing Arts$28,019
  22. Biology$21,383

Academics

Acceptance

15.3%

Avg SAT

1,458

Enrollment

8,855

What students study

16 fields offered

Communications

20% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Social Sciences16.8%
  2. 03Engineering13.1%
  3. 04Visual & Performing Arts9.2%
  4. 05Psychology8.4%
  5. 06Biology5.2%
  6. 07Business3.9%
  7. 08Public Admin3.5%
  8. 09History3.1%
  9. 10English & Literature2.8%
  10. 11Math & Statistics2.4%
  11. 12Health Professions2.2%
  12. 13Physical Sciences2.0%
  13. 14Foreign Languages1.9%
  14. 15Computer Science1.8%
  15. 16Philosophy1.1%
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