Northwestern University Ranking
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19 hours agoContributor-Level 10
Northwestern University ranks among top 50 universities in the world in 2027. According to QS, Northwestern University World Ranking 2027 is #45. Mentioned below is how it ranks across platforms like THE and US News:
| Platform | Northwestern University World Ranking |
|---|---|
| US News Global Universities 2026/27 | #26 |
| THE World University Rankings 2026 | #30 |
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20 hours agoContributor-Level 10
Northwestern University ranks among the top 10 universities in the US in 2026. According to US News, the Northwestern University USA Ranking is #7. Year-on-year national ranking trends of Northwesten University is given below:
| Year | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US News National Universities | #7 | #6 | #9 |
Source: usnews.com
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20 hours agoContributor-Level 10
Northwestern University ranks among the top 10 universities in the US in 2026. According to US News, the Northwestern University USA Ranking is #7. Year-on-year national ranking trends of Northwesten University is given below:
| Year | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US News National Universities | #7 | #6 | #9 |
Source: usnews.com
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2 months agoContributor-Level 10
Northwestern Uni QS Ranking 2027 is #45 in the world. It has maintained its status among the top 50 uiniversities globally for the 3rd year in a row. Given below is how NWU QS World rankings have changed in recent years:
| Year | 2027 | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University QS World Rank | #45 | #42 | #50 |
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9 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
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:
| Ranking Body Name | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS | 47 | 50 | 42 |
| US News | 24 | 24 | NA |
| Times Higher Education | 28 | 31 | NA |
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9 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
Northwestern University has a lot of academic schools in areas such as Medicine, Journalism, Communication, Music among others. It is included in the 4 top 10 national universities and is also included in the top 20 in the 4 graduate school rankings. The school rankings at the university are mentioned below:
| School Name/Course Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Business School | #2 |
| Education School | #10 |
| Engineering School | #16 |
| Materials Engineering |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Medicine and Health specialised courses are ranked #23 by Shiksha Ranking, #13 by US News, #42 by QS Ranking, and #46 by THE (Times Higher Education). Medicine and Health specialised courses' ranking is as follows:
Ranking Bodies | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
QS - Medicine | #51 | #42 | |
THE (Times Higher Education) - Clinical and Health | #30 | #40 | #46 |
US News & World Report - Best Graduate Medical Schools | #43 | #13 | - |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
LLM courses are ranked #14 by Shiksha Ranking, #10 by US News, #23 by ARWU, #52 by THE (Times Higher Education) and #65 by QS Rankings. LLM courses are being ranked by other reputed ranking bodies as well which are mentioned in the table below.
Ranking Bodies | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
THE (Times Higher Education) - Law | #101 | #62 | #52 |
QS - Law and Legal Studies | #51 | #68 | #65 |
US News & World Report - Best Graduate Law Schools | #13 | #10 | - |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Law | #21 | #23 | - |
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