You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Major in Illinois list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s other astronomy and astrophysics students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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