Student Population at Northwestern University

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
23,161	8,993	14,168

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 23,161 students have enrolled in Northwestern University with 8,993 undergraduate and 14,168 graduate students.

By gender, 10,711 male and 12,450 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

1,123 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,594 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Northwestern University has a total of 23,161 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 8,993 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 14,168 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 10,711 male and 12,450 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	23,161	8,993	14,168
Men	10,711	4,126	6,585
Women	12,450	4,867	7,583

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,560 White, 1,296 Black, and 3,697 Asian students out of a total of 23,161 are attending at Northwestern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	22	10	12
Asian	3,697	1,738	1,959
Black	1,296	497	799
Hispanic	2,330	1,032	1,298
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	17	9	8
White	8,560	3,997	4,563
Two or more races	1,059	443	616
Race Unknown	1,386	466	920

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	10	3	7
Asian	1,859	886	973
Black	596	224	372
Hispanic	1,261	580	681
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	10	5	5
White	3,343	1,569	1,774
Two or more races	629	266	363
Race Unknown	373	154	219

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	0	0	0
Asian	58	26	32
Black	4	1	3
Hispanic	10	5	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	0	0	0
White	91	44	47
Two or more races	16	8	8
Race Unknown	19	11	8

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Northwestern University, 1,123 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,594 students are enrolled in some online courses.

323 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 800 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	23,161	1,123	1,594
Undergraduate	8,993	0	18
Graduate	14,168	1,123	1,576

Online Student Population by Locality
	Illinois Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	323	794	6
Undergraduate	0	-	0
Graduate	323	794	6

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,993 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 228 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.54%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	8,428
Transfer-in Full-time	228