Students
Profile of First-Year Class, 2010
- Total applications: 27,615
- Admitted: 6,367
- Enrolled: 2,127
- Receiving Pell Grants (need-based grants for low-income students, family-incomes under $40,000): 14%
| Class of 2014 Freshmen Application Totals |
| Total Applicants |
27,615 |
| Offers of Admission |
6,367 |
| Percent Admitted |
23 |
| Enrolling Freshmen |
2,127 |
| Percent Enrolled |
33.4 |
| Percent of Enrolling Class admitted under Early Decision |
27 |
| Percent Applying Online* |
99 |
*Paper and online applications undergo the same review process. Applicants should use the format they prefer.
| Class of 2014: Gender Distribution |
|
Enrolled |
Percent |
| Male |
1,001 |
47 |
| Female |
1,126 |
53 |
| Class of 2014: Minority Background |
|
Enrolled |
Percent |
| African-American |
146 |
6.9 |
| Asian-American |
478 |
22.5 |
| Hispanic |
174 |
8.2 |
| American Indian |
23 |
1.1 |
| Total |
743 |
38.7 |
| Class of 2014: Geographic Distribution of Enrolled Freshmen |
| Other Countries* |
124 |
| Middle Atlantic |
351 |
| Midwest |
953 |
| New England |
128 |
| South |
200 |
| Southwest |
108 |
| West |
263 |
*Countries most represented: Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Kingdom
| Degrees Conferred, 2010-11 |
| Certificate/Diploma |
321
|
| Bachelor's |
2,135 |
| Master's |
3,199
|
| Doctorate |
466
|
| First Professional |
461
|
| Total |
6,582 |
| Graduation Rate |
| Percent who graduate in four years |
86 |
| Percent who graduate in five years. Northwestern offers several five-year programs. |
92 |
Alumni
Northwestern's approximately 225,093 alumni include leaders in government, law, science, education, medicine, media and the performing arts.
Prominent alumni include:
- Zach Braff, actor, writer, and director
- Elisabeth Bumiller, reporter, New York Times
- Stephen Colbert, TV comedian
- Douglas Conant, former president and CEO, Campbell Soup Co.
- Luke Donald, number-one ranked professional golfer
- Rahm Emanuel, mayor, City of Chicago
- Joe Girardi, manager, New York Yankees
- Heather Headley, Tony Award-winning actress, star of The Lion King and Aida
- Garry Marshall, producer, writer, and director
- Andrew Mason, CEO, Groupon
- Virginia M Rometty, president and CEO, IBM
- David Schwimmer, actor
- David Skorton, president, Cornell University
- John Paul Stevens, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Edward J. Weiler, NASA astrophysicist and administrator
- Julia Wallace, editor, Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Wayne Watson, president, Chicago State University
- Mary Zimmerman, Northwestern professor and Tony Award-winning theater director
