Student Population at Northwestern

The following chart compares Northwestern's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.

Northwestern has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 13,160 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (2,545 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Northwestern University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 10,696 male and 13,160 female students attending Northwestern. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Northwestern.

At Northwestern University, 2,290 students (9.60% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 781 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 252 students live in Illinois where Northwestern University is located in and 429 students have enrolled from other states.