Northwestern University BS in General Chemistry

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Chemistry is a concentration offered under the chemistry major at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Chemistry 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 State	Out 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

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Does Northwestern Offer an Online BS in Chemistry?

Northwestern does not offer an online option for its chemistry bachelor’s degree program 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 Chemistry

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

52.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 21 bachelor’s degrees in chemistry awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 33.3% of the students who received their BS in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.5%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 52.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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*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.