Northwestern University

4-years Private College In Evanston, IL

Total 23,161 students are enrolled in Northwestern University (8,993 undergraduate and 14,168 graduate). Among them, 1,123 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 2,665 faculties are working for Northwestern University and student to faculty ratio is 8.69 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	23,161
Undergraduate	8,993
Graduate	14,168
Online Degree Enrollment	1,123
Total Number of Faculty	2,665
Student to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 23,161 students enrolled into Northwestern University. 8,993 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 14,168 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 18,835 full-time and 4,326 part-time students. By gender, 10,964 male and 12,445 female students are attending at Northwestern University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northwestern University.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	23,409	10,964	12,445
Undergraduate	8,847	4,082	4,765
Graduate	14,562	6,882	7,680

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	23,409	18,835	4,574
Undergraduate	8,847	8,438	409
Graduate	14,562	10,397	4,165

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Northwestern University. There are 9,506 White (40.61%), 1,308 Black/African American (5.59%), 2,302 Hispanic (9.83%), 3,718 Asian (15.88%), and 6,575 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	23,409	10,964	12,445
American Indian/Native American	28	12	16
Asian	3,718	1,784	1,934
Black/African American	1,308	504	804
Hispanic	2,302	1,050	1,252
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	6	6
White	9,506	4,487	5,019
Two More	983	401	582
Un-Known	1,392	493	899

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,847	4,082	4,765
American Indian/Native American	8	3	5
Asian	1,768	860	908
Black/African American	552	200	352
Hispanic	1,209	567	642
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	3,506	1,644	1,862
Two More	583	242	341
Un-Known	345	138	207

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	14,562	6,882	7,680
American Indian/Native American	20	9	11
Asian	1,950	924	1,026
Black/African American	756	304	452
Hispanic	1,093	483	610
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	5	3
White	6,000	2,843	3,157
Two More	400	159	241
Un-Known	1,047	355	692

Distance Learning Population

Northwestern University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 1,740 students (7.43% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The following summarizes the online student population for Northwestern University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Northwestern University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Not In Online Courses
Total	23,409	1,740	21,669
Undergraduate	8,847	25	8,822
Graduate	14,562	1,715	12,847

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Northwestern University. 8,463 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.15% of total students), 3,905 students are aged below 20 (16.68%), 334 students are aged above 50 (1.43%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Northwestern University.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	23,409	10,964	12,445
Under 18	86	37	49
Age 18-19	3,819	1,669	2,150
Age 20-21	4,229	2,024	2,205
Age 22-24	4,234	1,775	2,459
Age 25-29	6,042	2,889	3,153
Age 30-34	2,692	1,444	1,248
Age 35-39	1,078	576	502
Age 40-49	886	425	461
Age 50-64	312	108	204
Over 64	22	16	6
Age Un-Known	9	1	8

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,847	4,082	4,765
Under 18	86	37	49
Age 18-19	3,817	1,668	2,149
Age 20-21	4,045	1,970	2,075
Age 22-24	607	318	289
Age 25-29	112	35	77
Age 30-34	53	15	38
Age 35-39	41	17	24
Age 40-49	56	17	39
Age 50-64	24	4	20
Over 64	2	1	1
Age Un-Known	4	0	4

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	14,562	6,882	7,680
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	2	1	1
Age 20-21	184	54	130
Age 22-24	3,627	1,457	2,170
Age 25-29	5,930	2,854	3,076
Age 30-34	2,639	1,429	1,210
Age 35-39	1,037	559	478
Age 40-49	830	408	422
Age 50-64	288	104	184
Over 64	20	15	5
Age Un-Known	5	1	4