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Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Evanston, Illinois. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Northwestern University?

Contact details for Northwestern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208
Phone:	847-491-3741
Website:	www.northwestern.edu

Can I Afford Northwestern?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Northwestern paid $7,394 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$62,391	$62,391
Fees	$1,077	$1,077
Books and Supplies	$1,590	$1,590
On Campus Room and Board	$19,440	$19,440
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,896	$4,896

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northwestern, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $7,393 a year. That adds up to $29,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwestern is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northwestern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,847 undergraduate students at Northwestern, with 8,438 being full-time and 409 being part-time.

There are also 14,562 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,438 full-time undergraduates at Northwestern, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,720
Black or African American	514
Hispanic or Latino	1,169
White	3,325
International Students	870
Other Races/Ethnicities	840

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Northwestern University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 116 countries are represented at Northwestern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Northwestern University

In 2020-2021, 1,740 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwestern has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Northwestern

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwestern University was -28.5%. This is the #1,833 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwestern regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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