Math & statistics at Northwestern
Northwestern graduates about 178 math & statistics majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 49 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 52% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $123,000 four years out, 1.49× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Northwestern
Where math & statistics happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Statistics Department, Pancoe-ENH Life Sciences Pavilion, Seeley G. Mudd Science and Engineering Library, Hogan Biological Sciences Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 44 · Fraternity or sorority house 13 · Arts 8 · Chapel 5 · Athletics 3.
Nearby in the math & statistics ranking
Other strong majors at Northwestern
- Communications & media 97 · #1
- Public policy & social work 97 · #3
- Economics 96 · #7
- Computer science 95 · #15
- Engineering (all) 95 · #10
- Art, music & theater 95 · #3
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Northwestern with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.