IU vs Northwestern University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

IU is a public and Northwestern University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Northwestern University has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,997) than IU ($40,482).
It is harder to admit to Northwestern University than IU.
Northwestern University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than IU (1,280).
Northwestern University has higher submitted ACT score (30) than IU (30).
IU has more students with 47,005 students while Northwestern University has 23,161 students.
Northwestern University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while IU's ratio is 17 to 1.
Northwestern University has more full-time faculties with 2,325 faculties while IU has 2,081 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Indiana University-Bloomington and Northwestern University.

IU	vs.	Northwestern University
Bloomington, Indiana	Location	Evanston, Illinois
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,790 Out-Of-State$40,482	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,997
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$11,451	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$53,533

80.00 %	Acceptance Rates	7.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	57.01 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,530
30	ACT Score	34
81 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	98 %
47,005	Student Population	23,161
2,081	Number of Faculties	2,325
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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IU vs Northwestern University

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