Colleges Like Northwestern University

If Northwestern University in Evanston, IL is on your list, these 20 colleges are similar in ranking, selectivity, cost, and campus feel — a great way to find strong alternatives and schools you might not have considered, like Johns Hopkins University, Duke University and Barnard College.

Northwestern University — Evanston, IL · #7 · 7.7% acceptance · $68,322 · SAT 1,533

20 similar colleges

1. Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD · #7 · 6.4% acceptance · $65,230 · SAT 1,553
2. Duke University — Durham, NC · #7 · 5.7% acceptance · $68,758 · SAT 1,548
3. Barnard College — New York, NY · #999 · 8.8% acceptance · $69,888 · SAT 1,520
4. University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, PA · #7 · 5.4% acceptance · $68,686 · SAT 1,553
5. Cornell University — Ithaca, NY · #12 · 8.8% acceptance · $69,314 · SAT 1,535
6. Rice University — Houston, TX · #17 · 8% acceptance · $64,144 · SAT 1,553
7. Brown University — Providence, RI · #13 · 5.4% acceptance · $71,412 · SAT 1,546
8. Vanderbilt University — Nashville, TN · #17 · 5.9% acceptance · $67,498 · SAT 1,549
9. Yale University — New Haven, CT · #4 · 3.9% acceptance · $67,250 · SAT 1,534
10. Dartmouth College — Hanover, NH · #13 · 5.4% acceptance · $68,268 · SAT 1,534
11. Haverford College — Haverford, PA · #999 · 12.4% acceptance · $70,688 · SAT 1,513
12. University of Chicago — Chicago, IL · #6 · 4.5% acceptance · $70,662 · SAT 1,554
13. Washington and Lee University — Lexington, VA · #999 · 14% acceptance · $68,045 · SAT 1,498
14. Harvard University — Cambridge, MA · #3 · 3.7% acceptance · $61,676 · SAT 1,553
15. Amherst College — Amherst, MA · #105 · 9% acceptance · $70,480 · SAT 1,533
16. Trinity University — San Antonio, TX · #999 · 25.9% acceptance · $53,676 · SAT 1,416
17. Franklin and Marshall College — Lancaster, PA · #999 · 28.2% acceptance · $70,794 · SAT 1,392
18. University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · #28 · 9.8% acceptance · $72,097 · SAT 1,495
19. University of Notre Dame — Notre Dame, IN · #20 · 11.3% acceptance · $65,025 · SAT 1,520
20. Northeastern University — Boston, MA · #46 · 5.2% acceptance · $66,162 · SAT 1,497

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