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The most popular Northwestern University undergraduate major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia and Biology/Biological Sciences, General are other popular majors.
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 239 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 185 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 129 |
| Computer Science | 102 |
| Psychology, General | 93 |
| Neuroscience | 92 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 91 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 90 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 90 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 72 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 71 |
| Information Science/Studies | 69 |
| Radio and Television | 68 |
| Psychology, General | 60 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 57 |
| Industrial Engineering | 55 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 53 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 53 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 47 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 43 |
| Mathematics, General | 37 |
| Chemical Engineering | 34 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 34 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 32 |
| History, General | 32 |
| History, General | 31 |
| Statistics, General | 31 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 27 |
| Mathematics, General | 25 |
| Statistics, General | 25 |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 24 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 24 |
| Psychology, Other | 23 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 21 |
| Music Performance, General | 20 |
| Chemistry, General | 19 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 19 |
| Materials Engineering | 19 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 17 |
| Environmental Science | 17 |
| Voice and Opera | 17 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 16 |
| Music, General | 16 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 16 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 15 |
| Legal Studies, General | 15 |
| Philosophy | 13 |
| Sociology | 13 |
| Physics, General | 12 |
| Sociology | 12 |
| Stringed Instruments | 12 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 11 |
| Neuroscience | 11 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 10 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 9 |
| Information Science/Studies | 9 |
| Science, Technology and Society | 9 |
| Learning Sciences | 7 |
| Music, General | 7 |
| Philosophy | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 7 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 6 |
| Linguistics | 6 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 5 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 5 |
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 |
| Asian-American Studies | 5 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 |
| Dance, General | 5 |
| Economics, General | 5 |
| Environmental Science | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 5 |
| Music Theory and Composition | 5 |
| Physics, General | 5 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 4 |
| Engineering, General | 4 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 4 |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 4 |
| Legal Studies, General | 4 |
| Music Teacher Education | 4 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 4 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 3 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 3 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 |
| German Language and Literature | 3 |
| Linguistics | 3 |
| Music Teacher Education | 3 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 2 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 |
| Asian-American Studies | 2 |
| Comparative Literature | 2 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 |
| French Language and Literature | 2 |
| French Language and Literature | 2 |
| German Language and Literature | 2 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | 2 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 2 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 2 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 |
| Creative Writing | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 1 |
| Geography | 1 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 1 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 1 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 1 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 1 |
| Social Sciences, General | 1 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 1 |
| Voice and Opera | 1 |
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