Student Population at Northwestern University
Total 22,127 students have enrolled into Northwestern University where 8,642 students have enroll into undergraduate programs and 13,485 students for graduate programs. By gender, 11,108 male and 11,019 female students are attending Northwestern University. Northwestern University has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (18,987 students in average - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).654 students are enrolled exclusively and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses at Northwestern University. You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Northwestern University has a total 22,127 enrolled students. By gender, 11,108 male and 11,019 female students (male-female ratio: 50:50) are attending Northwestern University.
8,642 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 13,485 students joined graduate programs at Northwestern University.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 22,127 | 8,642 | 13,485 |
| Men | 11,108 | 4,192 | 6,916 |
| Women | 11,019 | 4,450 | 6,569 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 9,673 White, 1,170 Black and 3,112 Asian students out of total 22,127 are attending at Northwestern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 8,642 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 160 are transfer-in students. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.85%.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) 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, 654 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 22,127 | 654 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 8,642 | 0 | 0 |
| Graduate | 13,485 | 654 | 0 |
