World-renowned programs in journalism and integrated marketing
communications (IMC):
•Undergraduates complete journalism residencies at 120+ media outlets
and companies in the US and abroad.
•Journalism graduate students choose to specialize in one of seven topic
areas or reporting formats.
•The IMC program at Northwestern is a pioneer in blending creativity and
data to build brands for the digital age.
Northwestern is a comprehensive research university that is deeply
interdisciplinary across multiple schools and units. Our rigorous yet
empathetic academic environment provides a robust mixture of theory
and practice, with an emphasis on top-tier research, new knowledge,
creative expression, and practical application. At Northwestern, you’re
part of an innovative, collaborative, and multidimensional community,
delivering an impact that is rare in higher education.
JOURNALISM AND INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
THE NORTHWESTERN DIFFERENCE
NORTHWESTERN RECOGNITION
Northwestern is one of only four top-10 US universities ranked in the top 20 in each of the five graduate education categories.
12 COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
WEINBERG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOOL OF
COMMUNICATION SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL POLICY
MCCORMICK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM,
MEDIA, INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS PRITZKER
SCHOOL OF LAW KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT FEINBERG
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SCHOOL OF
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN QATAR
#9
NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
#3
BUSINESS
SCHOOL
#5
EDUCATION
SCHOOL
#9
LAW SCHOOL
#13
MEDICAL
SCHOOL
#16
ENGINEERING
SCHOOL
#4
SPEECH-
LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGY
#6
CHEMISTRY
#8
ECONOMICS
•100+ innovation-based courses taught each year
•$2.6 billion in revenue from patents and
intellectual property licensing
•More than 10 million patients impacted by
Northwestern therapeutics
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
RESEARCH
National Institutes of Health Funding
$449M
86%
increase over the past 10 years
#16 in total NIH awards among AAU universities
More than
$1B
in annual sponsored
research awards
A PRIVATE INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED IN 1851
SPRING 2024 FACT SHEET
Rankings from U.S. News & World Report as of June 2024
•35 Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences programs
across the humanities, fine arts, social sciences,
natural sciences, and mathematics
•Among Playbill’s top 10 most represented
universities on Broadway
•Bienen School of Music alumni and faculty have
won 12 Grammy Awards since 2015, and 51 music
students and alumni have earned top honors in
44 international performance competitions
•Block Museum of Art named a top US campus
museum by the New York Times
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
SPRING 2024 FACT SHEET
Rubén Castillo
Stephen Colbert
Gillian Flynn
Claudia Lopez
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Meghan Markle
George R.R. Martin
Seth Meyers
J.B. Pritzker
Patrick G. Ryan
Roxana Saberi
Gwynne Shotwell
Michael Wilbon
Andrew Youn
PELL GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID
20%
of the Class of 2027 receive Pell Grants
64%
of undergraduates receive financial aid
ENROLLMENT
8,000+
undergraduates
14,000+
graduate students
6 : 1
Students to
Faculty
7%
Acceptance Rate
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
•77% of undergrads
combine two or more
areas of study.
•About 50% of students
participate in a global
learning experience.
•97% of the Class of 2022 were employed or
pursuing further education, service, or career
development opportunities within six months
of graduation.
•Asian American or Pacific Islander 29.2%
•Black or African American 14.2%
•Hispanic or Latino/a/x 17.2%
•Native or Indigenous 2%
•White 47.8%
•International 10.6%
•First-generation college students 14.6%
CLASS OF 2027
ENDOWMENT
$13.7B
#1
HOSPITAL IN
ILLINOIS
Northwestern Memorial
Hospital
#1
REHABILITATION
HOSPITAL
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
#10
NEUROLOGY AND
NEUROSURGERY
Lurie Children’s Hospital
U.S. News & World Report (2024)
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
HOSPITAL AFFILIATES
•Founding member of the Big Ten Conference
•Two Big Ten West football titles since 2018 and undefeated in five
straight bowl games
•2021 NCAA field hockey national champions
•Eight NCAA women’s lacrosse titles since 2005
•NCAA softball Big Ten regular season and tournament champions in
2022 and 2023
•Recent conference championships in basketball, fencing, field hockey,
golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, and wrestling
•Tied for top NCAA overall graduation success rate (98%) among Football
Bowl Subdivision schools
•One of five private AAU members/top research universities to
compete in NCAA Power Five conferences
ATHLETICS
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Campuses
EVANSTON, IL CHICAGO, IL DOHA, QATAR
A PRIVATE INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED IN 1851
SCHOLARSHIPS
Undergraduates
Northwestern awarded more than $200 million in
scholarships to students in 2022–23.
Fulbright Scholars
Northwestern has been named a Fulbright Top
Producing Institution by the US Department of State
for the 20th consecutive year.
AWARD-WINNING COMMUNITY
Northwestern faculty and alumni include recipients
of Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes; MacArthur Genius
Grants; Tony, Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Awards;
and Guggenheim Fellowships as well as members
of the National Academy of Sciences and numerous
other honorary and professional societies.
Updated June 2024
