Email domain report
Northwestern University email format (northwestern.edu): verification & catch-all status
As of November 6, 2026, the most common northwestern.edu email format is [email protected], used by 40–45% of the at least 155 distinct northwestern.edu addresses mailfloss verified in the 90 days to November 6, 2026. In mailfloss's checks (latest November 5, 2026), northwestern.edu mostly rejected addresses that do not exist, so it is not a catch-all domain. 85–88% of mailfloss's northwestern.edu verifications in the 90 days to November 6, 2026 were accepted.
One address at a time, right on this page · counts rounded
- Most common format
first.last@- 40–45% of distinct addresses
- Catch-all
- No
- mostly rejects unknown mailboxes · checked November 5, 2026
- Mail routed through
evcspprf12.ads.northwestern.edu- Accepted on verification
- 85–88%
- of verifications, 90 days to November 6, 2026
Verification results
How northwestern.edu responds to email verification
How northwestern.edu answered when mailfloss verified its addresses in the 90 days to November 6, 2026, most recently on November 6, 2026.
Most common northwestern.edu email formats
| Format | What it means | Share | 95% range | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[email protected] | First name, dot, last name | 40–45% | 33–53% | 65+ |
[email protected] | First initial, hyphen, last name | 25–29% | 18–36% | 40+ |
| — | One word, not a recognised name | 15–19% | 10–26% | 25+ |
[email protected] | First name, hyphen, last name | 3–6% | 1–11% | 5+ |
| — | Contains digits | 3–6% | 1–11% | 5+ |
| — | Other formats, combined | 6–10% | — | 10+ |
Shares are of the 155+ distinct northwestern.edu addresses mailfloss verified in the 90 days to November 6, 2026. A range shows where a share can sit given the addresses behind it. Uncommon formats are combined, and the words in each format are placeholders, never real names.
SMTP responses from northwestern.edu
| Response | What it means | Share of listed responses |
|---|---|---|
250 | Mailbox accepted the addressDeliverable | 93–96% |
550 5.1.1 | Mailbox does not existUndeliverable | 6% |
Only answers about the mailbox itself are listed.
Catch-all
No, mostly rejects unknown mailboxes
Last checked November 5, 2026
DNS, checked November 6, 2026
MX evcspprf12.ads.northwestern.edu
SPF published · DMARC published
Mailbox provider Microsoft 365
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Questions about northwestern.edu
Northwestern University email questions, answered from this data
Every answer comes from the numbers on this page, 90 days to November 6, 2026.
What email domain does Northwestern University use?
northwestern.edu. Its MX record points to evcspprf12.ads.northwestern.edu, with SPF published and DMARC published, checked November 6, 2026.
What is the most common northwestern.edu email format?
[email protected]: 40–45% (95% range 33–53%) of the 155+ distinct northwestern.edu addresses mailfloss verified in the 90 days to November 6, 2026. Next: [email protected] at 25–29% and "one word, not a recognised name" at 15–19%.
Is northwestern.edu a catch-all domain?
No. In mailfloss's checks (latest November 5, 2026), northwestern.edu mostly rejected addresses that do not exist, so it is not a catch-all domain. Because northwestern.edu mostly rejects mailboxes that do not exist, a permanent (5xx) "mailbox does not exist" or "account disabled" answer from it is reliable, and those addresses can come off your list; a 4xx answer is temporary, so retry it. An accepted answer is strong but not certain evidence that the mailbox exists. A full inbox or a busy mailbox is temporary, so recheck those later.
Do northwestern.edu addresses bounce?
Of mailfloss's northwestern.edu verifications in the 90 days to November 6, 2026, 85–88% were accepted, 8% got no clear answer and 5% were rejected.
How do I find or check an email address at northwestern.edu?
Build it from the person's name in the most common format, [email protected], then verify it before you send: mailfloss asks the northwestern.edu mail server about that exact address and reports what it answered. Because northwestern.edu is not a catch-all domain, a clear answer means what it says. Verify one now.
Does Northwestern University use Google Workspace or Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365, the mailbox provider on mailfloss's record. Its published MX record is not one mailfloss recognises, so whether a security gateway sits in front of it is not known.
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Other domains mailfloss reports on
All domains| Domain | Most common format | Accepted on verification | Catch-all |
|---|---|---|---|
| orlen.plORLEN | [email protected]87–95% of addresses | 82–86% | catch-all: No |
| roche.comRoche | [email protected]85–88% of addresses | 73–76% | catch-all: No |
| siemens.comSiemens | [email protected]85–99% of addresses | 50–54% | catch-all: No |
| tum.deTechnical University of Munich | [email protected]81–85% of addresses | 82–86% | catch-all: No |
| uk-essen.deUniversity Hospital Essen | [email protected]90–99% of addresses | 82–87% | catch-all: No |
| uvm.eduUniversity of Vermont | [email protected]62–95% of addresses | 86–92% | catch-all: No |
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