(The following page applies only to prospective graduate students. If you are already an undergraduate student at Northwestern and are interested in majoring in Comparative Literary Studies please contact the Administrative Assistant: cls(at)northwestern.edu. If you are interested in applying to become an undergraduate at Northwestern please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office.)
For Prospective Graduates:
The Graduate School at Northwestern University only accepts online applications.
Before beginning the online application (Online Northwestern Graduate Application) please read both the information below and the following guidelines for applying: The Graduate School Admission Process.
Specify Comparative Literary Studies (0416) as the field of graduate work in the online application.
Application deadlines are listed here: Application Deadlines.
Supplemental Materials
Letters of Recommendation, transcripts of all course work, a writing sample, a statement of purpose and any other supplemental materials should be sent directly to the Program Office at the mailing address below.
The statement of purpose should specify with which home department the student would expect to be affiliated (if more than one is possible, please list in order of preference). For more information on the statement of purpose visit the admission guidelines for application materials.
Mailing Address:
Northwestern University
Program in Comparative Literary Studies
2-375 Kresge Hall
1880 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2203
Phone: (847) 491-3864
Fax: (847) 467-2596
For those travelling to Northwestern for a visit, the following link has helpful information on getting to and around campus:
Visiting Campus.
