Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private college in Evanston, IL. Its average net price is $34,420 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $1,427 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,536 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,811 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,954 |
| $110,001 and up | $56,074 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $76,267 |
| 8 years after entry | $93,075 |
| 10 years after entry | $104,255 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | $42,738 National median for this major n=78 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biology | $38,443 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $17,702 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $72,051 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Business and Commerce | Not published | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,105 National median for this major n=4,106 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $40,061 National median for this major n=902 | Not published |
| Communications | $64,034 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $59,046 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $133,980 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $38,299 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $96,688 n=182 | $16,000 n=129 |
| Education | Not published | Not published |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | $39,674 National median for this major n=116 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $41,046 Small program - rough guide n=43 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $95,993 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $13,992 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Information Science/Studies | $114,519 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $18,250 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Materials Sciences | $75,777 National median for this major n=112 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $114,637 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $92,622 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $13,263 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $47,390 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $36,889 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $18,333 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $54,360 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Psychology | $44,829 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $15,000 n=100 |
| Psychology, Other | $40,236 National median for this major n=621 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $16,441 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $49,429 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $17,038 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $53,639 n=176 | $16,667 n=139 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Science, Technology and Society | $47,447 National median for this major n=688 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Statistics | $90,572 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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