School Profile

Campus Setting
  • Suburban setting
  • Town population: 74,239

    Size
  • 8,284 undergraduates
  • 8,249 graduate students

    Admissions
  • 27% of applicants admitted
  • 85% in top 10% of HS class
  • SAT V middle 50%: 670-750
  • SAT M middle 50%: 680-770
  • SAT CR middle 50%: 660-750


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    General Information
    • Northwestern is a private research university located in Evanston, Illinois. Map.
    • QuestBridge applicants may apply for Northwestern's Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME) through the National College Match. HPME students spend three or four years as undergraduates at Northwestern in Evanston, and then they continue to four years of medical school at Feinberg School of Medicine on the Chicago campus. This is a unique opportunity for exceptional high school students to gain admission to college and medical school at the same time. Learn more.
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    Financial Aid & Scholarship
    • Approximately 60% of Northwestern students receive financial aid. Learn more.
    • Northwestern replaces student loans with grants for students with greatest need. Learn more.



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