Situated on the shores of Lake Michigan just north of Chicago, Northwestern excels in journalism, theater, engineering, and economics with Big Ten athletics.
- Admit rate
- 7%
- Highly selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1490–1560
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $26,000
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.92
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1490 and 1560.
Popular majors
- Medill Journalism & MediaHumanities & WritingStandout program
- Kellogg Certificate in Financial EconBusiness, Finance & Econ
- Theatre & CommunicationArts, Design & MediaStandout program
- Biomedical Engineering & Pre-MedBiology, Health & Pre-MedHighly regarded
- Computer ScienceComputer Science & AIWell regarded
Highlights
- Medill #1 journalism school in the world
- Scenic Lake Michigan beach on campus, 30 min from Chicago
- Big Ten sports with elite private university academics
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