Northwestern University (Northwestern) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Evanston, IL.
It offers 306 graduate programs - 160 Master's, 89 Doctorate, 32 Post-bachelor's, and 25 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $54,655.
A total of 14,457 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 23,856 students at Northwestern. Northwestern offers online graduate programs and 781 out of 14,457 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Northwestern have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Feinberg School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Northwestern's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $54,655. It offers 306 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Northwestern University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 14,046 students
781 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $54,655 |
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| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 306 Graduate Programs
160 Master's, 89 Doctorate, 57 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Northwestern University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $54,655 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $7,935.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $53,452 |
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| Fees | $1,203 |
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| Cost per Credit | $7,935 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,794 |
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| Room & Board | $21,126 (On-Campus) / $21,126 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,636 (On-Campus) / $3,636 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $81,211 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $81,211 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $56,567 | $56,567 | $53,024 | $53,871 | $54,655 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northwestern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 306 major areas - 160 Master's (6 online programs), 89 Doctorate, 32 Post-Bachelor's, 25 Post-Master's (6 online programs). 5,708 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,101 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 5,708 | 1,101 | 152 | 57 |
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| Men | 2,644 | 521 | 50 | 33 |
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| Women | 3,064 | 580 | 102 | 24 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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Graduate Student Population
Northwestern graduate schools have a total of 14,046 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 6,378 male and 7,668 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 10,657 full-time and 3,389 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 781 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,493 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,941 White, 720 Black, and 1,845 Asian students are attending at Northwestern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 14,046 |
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| Men | 6,378 |
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| Women | 7,668 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 14,046 |
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| Full-time Students | 10,657 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,389 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 14,046 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 11 |
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| Asian | 1,845 |
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| Black | 720 |
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| Hispanic | 1,064 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
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| White | 4,941 |
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| Two or more races | 431 |
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| Un-Known | 1,016 |
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Online Population
At Northwestern University graduate schools, 781 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,493 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 14,457 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 781 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,493 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 12,183 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 781 |
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| Illinois Resident | 252 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 431 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 98 |
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