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Colleges similar to Northwestern University

15 schools closest to Northwestern University (Trajecta Score 83) — neighbors in Illinois first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Northwestern University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Northwestern University (this school) Evanston, IL 8% 1510–1570 $29,167 $89k 83
1 University of Chicago Elite Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
2 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Moderate Champaign, IL 42% 1310–1520 $14,355 $81k 73
3 Illinois Institute of Technology Moderate Chicago, IL 55% 1180–1440 $18,425 $83k 65
4 University of Illinois Chicago Open Chicago, IL 77% 1130–1350 $10,974 $69k 65
5 Illinois Wesleyan University Selective Bloomington, IL 39% 1120–1340 $28,199 $71k 59
6 Wheaton College Open Wheaton, IL 87% 1260–1470 $26,975 $64k 57
7 Claremont McKenna College Elite Claremont, CA 10% 1470–1560 $28,849 $105k 83
8 Dartmouth College Elite Hanover, NH 5% 1500–1570 $29,519 $97k 83
9 Pomona College Elite Claremont, CA 7% 1490–1560 $19,285 $78k 83
10 Washington University in St Louis Highly Selective St. Louis, MO 12% 1500–1570 $21,786 $86k 82
11 Amherst College Elite Amherst, MA 9% 1490–1580 $23,367 $78k 82
12 Bowdoin College Elite Brunswick, ME 7% 1470–1550 $14,398 $83k 83
13 Cornell University Elite Ithaca, NY 9% 1500–1570 $28,690 $104k 84
14 University of Notre Dame Highly Selective Notre Dame, IN 11% 1455–1560 $26,780 $100k 82
15 University of California-Los Angeles Elite Los Angeles, CA 9% — $12,548 $83k 84

How these are picked: schools in Illinois with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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