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Northwestern University

Northwestern University
633 Clark Street
Evanston, IL 60208

Official telephone: (847) 491-3741
Fax number: (847) 467-3104
Website: www.northwestern.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-September, early January, late March, and late June.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of up to eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: engineering, economics, journalism
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 97%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 1075 men, 618 women
Full-time faculty: 919 men, 527 women
Part-time faculty: 156 men, 91 women
Graduation rate: 93% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
engineering
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 B.A./B.S. engineering/journalism program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Illinois--Chicago.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Illinois Inst of Tech.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting Information/Management
  • African-American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Analytical Consulting
  • Analytical Finance
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Asian Studies
  • Asian/Middle Eastern Language/Civilization
  • Asian/Middle Eastern Studies
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Cognitive Sciences
  • Combined Studies in Engineering
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Communication Studies
  • Communication Systems
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Studies
  • Computing/Information Systems
  • Dance
  • Decision Science
  • Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • English
  • English Writing
  • Entrepreneurship/Innovation
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies
  • Finance
  • French
  • Gender Studies
  • Geography
  • Geological Sciences
  • German
  • Health Industry Management
  • Human Development/Psychological Services
  • Human Resource Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • International Business
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Journalism
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Learning/Organizational Change
  • Linguistics
  • Management/Organization
  • Management/Strategy
  • Managerial Economics
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Management
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Media Management
  • Medical Engineering
  • Music Composition
  • Music Performance
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory
  • Musicology
  • Neuroscience
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Studies
  • Performance Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics/Astronomy
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Services
  • Psychology
  • Radio/Television/Film
  • Real Estate Management
  • Religion
  • Science Engineering
  • Secondary Education
  • Slavic Languages/Literature
  • Social Enterprise at Kellogg (SEEK)
  • Social Policy
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Technology Industry Management
  • Theatre
Doctorates

  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Art History
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Cell Biology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cell/Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Church Music
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication Studies
  • Comparative Literary Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Economics
  • Educational Processes
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • English
  • French
  • Geological Sciences
  • German
  • Hispanic Studies
  • Human Development/Social Policy
  • Industrial Engineering/Management Sciences
  • Integrative Life Sciences
  • Italian
  • Law
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Learning Sciences
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Music Cognition
  • Music Composition
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Neuroscience
  • Performance Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics/Astronomy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Radio/Television/Film
  • Religion
  • Slavic Languages/Literature
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Teach/Learn Process
  • Theoretical/Applied Mechanics
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting/Information Systems
  • Analytical Consulting
  • Analytical Finance
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Art History
  • Art Theory/Practice
  • Audiology/Hearing Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Business/Social Environment
  • Chemistry
  • Church Music
  • Classics
  • Clinical Investigation
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication Disorders
  • Comparative Literary Studies
  • Computational Biology/Bioinformatics
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Creative Writing
  • Dentistry
  • Economics
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Family Therapy
  • Finance
  • French
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Geological Sciences
  • German
  • Health Industry Management
  • History
  • Human Development/Social Policy
  • Human Resource Management
  • Industrial Relations
  • Information Management
  • Integrative Life Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
  • International Business
  • Italian
  • Jazz Pedagogy
  • Law
  • Law/Taxation
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Management/Strategy
  • Managerial Economics
  • Managerial Economics/Decision Sciences
  • Manufacturing Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Media Management
  • Music
  • Music Cognition
  • Music Composition
  • Music Conducting
  • Music History/Literature
  • Music Performance
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory
  • Musicology
  • Neurobiology/Physiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Organizational Management
  • Performance Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physics/Astronomy
  • Piano/Organ Performance
  • Political Science
  • Production Management
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy Administration
  • Public/Nonprofit Management
  • Real Estate
  • Religion
  • Slavic Languages/Literature
  • Sociology
  • Speech/Language Pathology/Learning Disabilities
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Statistics
  • String Instruments
  • Technology/Industry Management
  • Theatre
  • Transportation
  • Voice/Opera

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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