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Department of Political Science Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Northwestern University

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  • Evanston, IL
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 51%49%
    student ratio
  • 73
    total students
  • $29,940 | $29,940
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • August 30
    fall application deadline
  • 11%
    acceptance rate
  • 3 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD)
      Master of Arts (MA)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 6
    • Doctoral Degrees 2
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? No
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Alternate accepted
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and qualifying exams
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

11% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied257
    • Accepted29
    • Acceptance Rate11%
    • Enrolled8
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $60
    • Application Fee - International $75
    • Electronic applications accepted? Not Reported
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline August 30th Not Reported Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test, sample of written work
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, sample of written work
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$29,940
    • Out-of-state tuition *$29,940
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year feesNot Reported
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsDecember 31
    • Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students73
    • Female Percentage51%
    • Male Percentage49%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students73
    • Part-time PercentageNot Reported
    • Full-time PercentageNot Reported
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino4%
    • Black / African American12%
    • White / Caucasian69%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian0%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown15%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty32
    • Full-time Percentage91%
    • Part-time Percentage9%
    • Female Percentage25%
    • Male Percentage75%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchFormal theory/formal political economy, political economy of development/state-business relations, labor market institutions and welfare policy, public opinion and political behavior, feminist political theory
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$455,628

Location & Contact

Department of Political Science

Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL 60208
United States

Ben Schneider

Dennis Chong

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