Online Program Overview

Northwestern University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Evanston, Illinois. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $65,997 in average for all students.

It offers 435 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 12 programs - 8 Masters, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthwestern University
Typefour-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address633 Clark St, Evanston, IL
Online Students1,123 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,594 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$65,997
Graduate Tuition & Fees$53,871
Student to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total12 Programs
Masters8 Programs
Post-Graduate4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwestern University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $65,997 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $53,871 for all students.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $7,689 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $7,490 for all students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
Tuition & feesCost Per Credit HourTuition Change Chart
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$56,691$58,701$60,768$63,468$65,997
Graduate$56,567$56,567$56,567$53,024$53,871
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$6,668$6,901$7,143$7,394$7,689
Graduate$6,649$6,649$7,123$7,372$7,490
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwestern University offers 435 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Masters, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED4
Overall Programs25NOT OFFERED118 1568749
The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
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Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwestern University, there are 23,161 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,717 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,123 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,594 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment23,161
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,123
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,594
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses20,444
By student location, out of a total of 1,123 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 323 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 672 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 6 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,123
Illinois Resident323
Other State In U.S.794
Outside of U.S.6
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,123
Undergraduate0
Graduate1,123
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses0
Degree/Certificate Seeking0
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking0


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