Two-Year MBA 

at Northwestern University, Evanston

Northwestern University offers a variety of Business and Management programs including an MBA program through Kellogg School of Management. The Kellogg School of Management is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The business school was reviewed in 2022 and its accreditation was extended for another 5 years till 2027. The MBA programs offered by Northwestern's Business school are highly ranked and top-rated in the country.

Northwestern University is known for its highly-ranked and top-rated MBA program. The Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern is one of the best business schools in the United States. It is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The QS World University Rankings 2025 ranked Northwestern #11 in the world for Global MBA. Whereas, THE World University Rankings 2025 ranked Northwestern #16 in the world for Business and Economics.

For 2023-24, Northwestern University cost for one-year MBA course is given below:

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A few programs may require GRE/GMAT scores but submitting an English language score including IELTS, TOEFL or MET is mandatory. 

In specializations like Sports Administration, Management Studies, Finance, Project Management, Integrated Marketing Communications Professionals, Design Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership for Creative Enterprises, Public Policy, and Administration, Northwestern University provides one- to two-year MBA programs for international students.

The tuition fee ranges between INR 62L and INR 94L. The basic eligibility criteria include a bachelor's degree from an institution of acceptable standing, transcripts, GRE score (if required), essay, letter of recommendation, and resume.

Northwestern University is one of the top ranked universities. It has a ranking of #28 in the world and #14 in the USA based on the Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025. It also has been ranked well for its academic schools on the main Illinois campus. The rankings of the university by ranking bodies are mentioned in the table below:

Yes, Northwestern University offers academic support to the students such as a university library, advising support, IT services etc.

• The university library consists of 4.6 million volumes and is ranked #11 among the top private universities in the US. The library holds various historical collections including newspapers, scientific documents, medieval manuscripts, pamphlets etc., published in US between 1639 and 1829. The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is one of the special collections that consists of rare recordings along with some source material on Africana from pre-colonial times. Students can find various resources to support their academics such as printed books, e-books, journals, audio files, graphic images, maps, microforms etc.

• Students at every degree levels are offered advisors who guide them academically. The office of Academic Support and Learning Advancement helps students find suitable study groups, tutoring services, career services that include career fairs, counselling etc. 

• NU offers IT services to the students by providing Macs, PCs and UNIX workstations along with network resources.

The United States of America offers various kinds of visas depending on your purpose of travel. You are required to visit the Department of State website for visa information and apply for a visa by scheduling visa appointments. The United States Offer three types of students visa; F, J, and M. The F student visa is to study at an accredited U.S. university or college. The J student visa is for students going to the United States on a student exchange program. Meanwhile, the M student visa is for non-academic or vocational training programs in the United States. The visa application fee for processing the F, J and M visas is USD160/INR 13,324. This fee is collected by the U.S. Department of State and it is a non-petition-based nonimmigrant visa fee.

*USD/INR = 83.28

Students planning to study abroad must have a general idea about their expenses and how they are going to fund themselves. They must have an idea of the estimated cost of daily needs. The table below lists down the estimated cost of attendance while studying at Northwestern University:

Northwestern University offers 9-month to 2-year Master's courses for international students in specializations such as Computer Science; Artificial Intelligence; Statistics; Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics; Robotics; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Information Systems; and more. The tuition cost ranges between INR 26L and INR 66L. The basic eligibility criteria include a bachelor's degree from a USA institution or equivalent, transcripts, GRE score, essay, letter of recommendation, and resume.