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Northwestern University is among the top 20 universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report. the school is known for its high graduate placement rate and ranks #29 in QS Graduate Employability Ranking, 2022. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is ranked under top 100 universities in the USA. The THE World University Rankings of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign is 48th.
| Northwestern University | University of Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 7.3 Out of 10 | 6 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 50 QS World University 2025 # 9 US News 2024 # 28 Times Higher Education 2024 | # 69 QS World University 2025 # 35 US News 2024 # 42 Times Higher Education 2024 |
| Subject Strength | # 17 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 13 for Medicine by US News 2024 # 10 for Law by US News 2024 | # 11 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 14 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2024 # 163 for Medicine by QS World University 2024 |
| Programs | UG Programs -64 PG Programs -54 Doctorate Programs -11 | UG Programs -163 PG Programs -104 Doctorate Programs -4 |
| Acceptance Rate | 7.0 % | 66.0 % |
| Exam Score | GMAT-660 IELTS-7.5 SAT-1440 TOEFL-95 | IELTS-6.5 SAT-1340 TOEFL-92 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 56286 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 58032 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 32094 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 43996 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 27323.63 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 14522 Per Year |
| placement (average package) | 95% graduates employed within 6 months of graduation. Average annual salary of 82,000 USD; Top recruiters- United Airlines, Inc., IBM, Abbott Laboratories, Abbvie Inc. Highest paid degrees- Executive MBA (200,000 USD); MBA (160,000 USD); Executive Masters (125,000 USD); LLM (120,000 USD); Master of Arts (55,000 USD). | 89% of graduates were employed or were working within 6 months of graduation. 5,700+ companies visited for campus recruitment. Average Salaries of The Degree :
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| Campuses and B-Schools | Kellogg School of Management | NA |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 7.8/10 Read 4 reviews | 7.6/10 Read 16 reviews |
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| General Facts | Northwestern University | University of Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1851 | 1867 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 6:1 | 21:1 |
| Male:Female | 47% Male, 53% Female | 55% Male, 45% Female |
| Location Facts | 2 campuses that are 12 miles apart; Main campus is a 240-acre campus along the shores of Lake Michigan in Evanston, while law, medical, professional and Northwestern Memorial Hospital is located in downtown Chicago in Streeterville; Close to Magnificent Mile, the Museum of Contemporary Art and John Hancock Center. | UIUC is located a few hours from Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis in east-central Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. |
| Library | Northwestern University Libraries is a collection of 7,918,603 of total prints and volumes; 304 TB of digital content; 228,505 maps; 142,133 audio files; 125,052 graphic images; 100,560 films and videos; 27,336 linear feet of archives and manuscripts; 107,446 print journals and 173.089 electronic journals | UIUC Library is one of the largest public university collections with over 24 million resources. Consists of 14 million volumes in 37 unit libraries. 53,000,000 people visit the online catalog every year. |
| Campus Life | Intercampus shuttle runs between the Evanston and downtown Chicago campuses; Technological Institute; Pick-Staiger Concert Hall; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art | Campus facilities include multipurpose State Farm Center (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; the Activities & Recreation Center (ARC), Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Art Museum & Kinkead Pavilion, Spurlock Museum, 4 theatres, 24 residence halls, etc. |
| Hostel | #Room & Board - $16047 #Room & Board - $16047 | #Food & Housing - $14522 |
| Famous Alumni | 19 Nobel Prize laureates, 23 National Medal of Science winners; 11 National Humanities Medal recipients; 1 Fields Medalist; 10 living billionaires; 84 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 2 Supreme Court Justices; George McGovern (U.S. Senator and presidential candidate), George J. Stigler (Economist), Saul Bellow (Novelist), Ned Rorem (Composer), David Schwimmer (Actor); Meghan Markle (the Duchess of Sussex), Pharrell Williams (Musician) | One of the largest alumni networks in the USA with 470,000+ alumni. 30 Nobel laureates, 2 Turing Award winners, 1 Fields medalist, 29 Pulitzer Prizes. John Bardeen (Nobel laureate); Jawed Karim and Steve Chen (Co-founders of YouTube); Jack Welch (former CEO of General Electric); Sushanth (Indian actor) |
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