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Public health at Northwestern

Northwestern graduates about 60 public health majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $670 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#6 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year602% of the class
Research in the field$670Ma year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1520–1560whole school

Around Northwestern

A photo of the interior of Dearborn Observatory. The dome is open, the red light
Dearborn Telescope with open domePhoto: Jackricono · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Shakespeare Garden in Evanston (1915). It was established by the Garden Club
Shakespeare Garden (8105928197)Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Aggelos Katsaggelos
Aggelos KatsaggelosPhoto: Leandros89 · CC0 · source
This represents what PDMS looks like.
FabricwithinPDMSPhoto: Ih2283 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public health happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 44 · Fraternity or sorority house 13 · Arts 8 · Chapel 5 · Athletics 3.

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Nearby in the public health ranking

  1. University of Southern California 97
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 96
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95
  4. Duke University 94
  5. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 93
  6. University of Florida 92
  7. University of California, Berkeley 92
  8. George Washington University 91

Other strong majors at Northwestern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northwestern with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.

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