Overview

The Anthropology program at Northwestern University will help students develop an understanding of cultures around the world and across time. Understanding cultural, biological, and linguistic differences and similarities is central to almost any career.

What makes Northwestern’s department of anthropology special?

The Department is strong in a wide variety of fields:

African ethnography including research in West, South, and North Africa, Anglophone and Francophone Africa, Islamic and non-Islamic groups, and urban and rural populations.
In the Americas, we have a concentration in urban United States. Several faculty focus on political economy along with a comparative perspective on race, gender and youth culture.
Archaeology specialties in complex societies and urbanism, in subsistence and political economies, and in gender identity. Regionally the department is strong in Mesoamerica, the Caribbean and African diaspora and England and Europe (AD1200-1800).

Undergraduate students have access to:

The Laboratory for Human Biology Research, a state of the art laboratory for the study of human population biology. The lab supports primary research as well as the teaching/training of advanced undergraduate students. Members of the lab have ongoing research in Bolivia, Kenya, Siberia, Samoa, the Philippines and urban US.
The Linguistic Anthropology Laboratory, where students in the Linguistic Anthropology concentration study language in society.
The Geography Program, which is embedded within the Department of Anthropology and provides key resources for research in environmental studies, settlement patterns, geographic information systems, and map making.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Culture and Society

Human Origins

Archaeology: Unearthing History

The Study of Culture through Language

Social and Health Inequalities

Myth and Symbolism
Language in Asian America

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

45 alternative credits

units of credit

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Evanston, United States

Disciplines

Anthropology View 660 other Bachelors in Anthropology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application*
Official secondary school transcript and school report
Counselor recommendation
At least one teacher recommendation
SAT or ACT scores (OPTIONAL for 2020-22 cycle)
While there is no minimum score required by Northwestern, competitive applicants demonstrate a high level of English proficiency and typically score in the high range on all sections of the exams we accept.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year
Out-of-State

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

69375 USD / year

≈ 69375 USD / year

Living costs

Evanston

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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