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 for a Doctorate list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other astronomy and astrophysics students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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.
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