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Northwestern University BS in Engineering

362 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at Northwestern University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Northwestern BS in Engineering

#9 in the U.S
#1 in Illinois

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for engineering majors, Northwestern came in at #9. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for Northwestern.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)4
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)5
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)6
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates7
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools7
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools7
Best Engineering Schools9
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools9
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates9
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates14
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates20
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering21
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering30
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering39
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering74
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering77
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)88
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)116
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering119
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)145
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)173
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)176
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans181
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering191
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering198
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)198
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans238
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)262
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)278
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering283
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans290
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering294
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans304
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering392
Best Value Colleges for Engineering411

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Northwestern Cost?

$58,701 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Northwestern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,901 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$58,227$58,227
Fees$474$474
Books and Supplies$1,662$1,662
On Campus Room and Board$17,616$17,616
On Campus Other Expenses$3,304$3,304

Learn more about Northwestern tuition and fees.

Does Northwestern Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the Northwestern engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

362 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
40.1% Women
37.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 362 students received their bachelor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 40.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 37.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian66
Black or African American17
Hispanic or Latino35
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White164
International Students57
Other Races/Ethnicities23

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Northwestern

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Engineering5
Biomedical Engineering62
Chemical Engineering42
Civil Engineering13
Computer Engineering24

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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