Summary
Northwestern University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,475, with a gender distribution of 48.4 percent male students and 51.6 percent female students. At this school, 59.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 41.0 percent of students live off campus. Northwestern University is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.
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Student Body
| Total undergraduate enrollment | 8,475 |
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| Total graduate enrollment | 11,493 |
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Housing
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Sports
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Clubs & Organizations
| Registered clubs and organizations | 377 |
| Air Force ROTC | Offered at cooperating institution (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
| Army ROTC | Offered at cooperating institution (University of Illinois--Chicago) |
| Navy ROTC | Offered on campus |
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* Student Life details based on 2011 data
