Evanston, Illinois · Private Non-Profit
Industrial Engineering at Northwestern University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 75 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.8% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~75
- Schools with reported signal
- 134
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.7%
- Graduation rate
- 95.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,167/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $116,668
- Median debt
- $15,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $89,363/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 134 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($9,442 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($25,092 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 65% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
McLennan Community College Waco, TX · 0.1% reported share · $5,051 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 0.3% reported share · $9,320 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.7% reported share · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 1.6% reported share · $13,138 net A University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 2.1% reported share · $9,492 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.6% reported share · $10,974 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Industrial Engineering accounts for 0.8% of reported programs at Northwestern University, which is bigger than 49% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 75 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwestern University's average net price is $29,167 per year, about $116,668 over four years. That is $9,442 above the $19,725 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $89,363 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $25,092 above the $64,271 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northwestern University #87 of 134 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.