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Northwestern University
Scholarship西北大学
QS #61Times #32US News #24
Evanston, Illinois, USA$60,000/year7% Acceptance Rate
Northwestern University is a private research university on the Lake Michigan shore in Evanston, Illinois, with a major professional presence in Chicago. Journalism, business, engineering, communication, and performing arts sit alongside strong arts-and-sciences departments. The culture mixes Big Ten scale with selective, pre-professional intensity.
Care4YA Index
Survey-based82.3/100
Score combines survey responses with public data.
Dimension Scores
Outcomes
88.9
Resources
96.1
Selectivity
97.5
Affordability
17.7
Methodology vcare4ya-a1
Defined by intellectual intensity and academic rigor, this is a place for students who want to be pushed. The culture rewards deep thinking, vigorous debate, and original ideas. Peers and professors alike take the life of the mind seriously — late-night discussions in the library are as much a part of the education as the lectures themselves. Graduates leave with not just knowledge, but a way of thinking that shapes everything they do afterward. Based on program data, the university excels in Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, with multiple national-level research facilities.
U.S. News Rankings
Rank History
Best Global Universities · 2026 #26
The vertical axis shows rank position — lower is better; years without published data are omitted.
Graduate Program Rankings
Business (MBA)
- Accounting#26*2026
- Best Business Schools#4*2026
- Business Analytics#9*2026
- Entrepreneurship#10*2026
- Executive MBA#4*2026
- Finance#11*2026
- Management#3*2026
- Marketing#22026
- Part-time MBA#1*2026
- Production / Operations#8*2026
- Real Estate#192026
- Supply Chain / Logistics#8*2026
Education
- Best Education Schools#2*2026
Engineering
- Best Engineering Schools#16*2026
- Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering#12*2026
- Chemical Engineering#12*2026
- Industrial / Manufacturing / Systems Engineering#4*2026
- Materials Engineering#22026
Fine Arts
- Best Fine Arts Programs#34*2026
Health
- Audiology#2*2026
- Clinical Psychology#9*2026
- Physical Therapy#6*2026
- Physician Assistant#12*2026
- Public Health#31*2026
- Speech-Language Pathology#52026
Law
- Best Law Schools#9*2026
- Business/Corporate Law#14*2026
- Clinical Training#11*2026
- Constitutional Law#15*2026
- Contracts/Commercial Law#11*2026
- Criminal Law#15*2026
- Dispute Resolution#8*2026
- Environmental Law#42*2026
- Health Care Law#42*2026
- Intellectual Property Law#22*2026
- International Law#19*2026
- Law Schools With the Most Graduates at Big Law Firms#4*2026
- Law Schools With the Most Graduates in Federal Clerkships#30*2026
- Legal Writing#44*2026
- Tax Law#3*2026
- Trial Advocacy#16*2026
Medicine
- Most Graduates Practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas#1052026
- Most Graduates Practicing in Primary Care#171*2026
Public Affairs
- Best Public Affairs Programs#72*2026
Science
- Biological Sciences#41*2026
- Biostatistics#31*2026
- Chemistry#72026
- Earth Sciences#40*2026
- Mathematics#21*2026
- Physics#22*2026
- Statistics#36*2026
Social Sciences & Humanities
- Economics#82026
- English#13*2026
- History#10*2026
- Political Science#18*2026
- Psychology#8*2026
- Sociology#7*2026
* Tied rank.
How to Read These Rankings
National Universities: An annual ranking of U.S. national research universities, focused on undergraduate outcomes: graduation and first-year retention rates, faculty resources, reputation among peer institutions and counselors, student selectivity, and graduate outcomes. Use it as a general reference for undergraduate choices — schools a few places apart are usually very close in practice.
Best Global Universities: Compares universities worldwide almost entirely on academic research: publication and citation impact, international collaboration, and research reputation by field — undergraduate teaching and campus experience are barely measured. It is best used to judge research strength and the platform for graduate study, and is only an indirect reference for undergraduate choices.
Graduate program rankings: Ranks schools field by field (business, engineering, law, medicine, education, and their specialties), mainly on reputation surveys of deans and professionals in each discipline, plus employment outcomes and research indicators for some fields; not every field is updated every year. It shows how a specific program is regarded within its profession — most useful once you have a clear field in mind for graduate study.
Rank data is compiled from publicly released U.S. News ranking snapshots, for school-selection reference only; all rights remain with U.S. News & World Report.
Campus location
Marker shows approximate campus location
Deadline
January 2
Intake
September
Living Cost
$17,000
At a Glance
Enrollment
27,226
Undergraduate
10,890
Graduate
16,336
Student–faculty ratio (university)
6:1
6-Year Graduation Rate
95.5%
Retention Rate
98.1%
Avg Net Price / Year
$29,167
Median Earnings
$89,363
International Students
11.6%
Source: college_scorecard · 2026 data — for reference only
Research universityGraduate programsUS News National #24
Admission data reference
Reviewed dataset — always confirm on the official website.- Avg. admitted GPA
- 3.85
- TOEFL guideline
- 100
- IELTS guideline
- 7
- SAT mid-50%
- 1510–1570
- Acceptance rate (data)
- 7.7%
- Data source
- CollegeScorecard_latest (Data year 2025)
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- IELTS 6.5
- TOEFL 90
- Personal Statement
- Recommendation Letters
Tuition (USD)
$60,000/year
Tuition (CNY)
¥426,000/year
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