Northwestern University

PhD, Foreign Languages

Official program page (opens in new tab)

Funding: Typical for admitted students
Stipend: $47,748/year
Graduate students: 14,457
Alumni earnings, 10 yr: $89,363

Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.

What you need to apply

GRENot stated
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)Not stated
Minimum GPANot stated
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeNot stated
Statement of purposeNot stated

In the school's own words

“PhD and Master’s Student Funding TGS and its graduate programs offer a wide array of financial support for doctoral students, who are typically fully-funded for four quarters per year for minimum of five years.”

“$47,748 minimum annual stipend rate for PhD students, 2026–27”

Extracted from www.spanish-portuguese.northwestern.edu (opens in new tab) and www.tgs.northwestern.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08

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