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Northwestern University
Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 96.7 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $74,649 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| ACT / SAT 75%ile scores | 35 / 1550 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 12 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 97% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 22,127 |
Academics
Choosing Courses
With a full-time undergraduate population of about 8,300, Northwestern provides personal attention and flexibility that is rare in larger institutions. Students also benefit from superior academic advising, career counseling, and student services. Yet the size of the student body and an easily navigated campus may be the only things about Northwestern that feel small. The broad range of academic opportunities is unmatched in other schools of similar size. In fact, students at Northwestern have a larger pool of courses to choose from
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Financial Aid
Financial aid at Northwestern is awarded on the basis of family need. Recipients of need-based financial aid come from a wide range of income backgrounds, so if you
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Students
Lakefront Living
Most undergraduates at Northwestern live on the Evanston campus in one of the residence halls, residential colleges, sororities, or fraternities. Some of the halls and residential colleges, and almost all the fraternities and sororities, are in older, ivy-covered houses. Other residence halls and residential colleges are new and feature apartment-style suites with individual bathrooms. Several of the residence halls/colleges overlook Lake Michigan, and all are within easy walking distance of the main classroom buildings.
Every student defines his or her Northtwestern experience in a different way. You could stay on campus every night for four years, and not run short of edifying experiences to fill your time. There is a new theatrical production opening almost every weekend, world-class concerts through the week, and exhibits, performances, outreaches, and activism of every kind happening constantly on Northwestern
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Athletics
Northwestern is a charter member of and the only private university in the Big Ten, one of the premier Division I athletic conferences in the country. Sports at Northwestern are not just for watching, however, as club and intramural sports attract approximately 2,000 participants each year. Approximately forty sports clubs compete, including crew, Ultimate Frisbee, ice hockey, equestrian, water polo, cycling and a host of others, many of which compete at the highest levels. Intramural offerings range from casual softball leagues to competitive basketball, and many of the outdoor sports are played on Northwestern
Local Community
Evanston and Chicago
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Alumni
Northwestern alumni and their employers regularly comment on how much they value a Northwestern education.
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Faculty
Northwestern has nearly 1,000 full-time faculty who teach in its undergraduate college and schools. One of the hallmarks of Northwestern historically has been that almost all faculty members teach undergraduate students; that remains true today. That means you
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