Northwestern University

Northwestern University, or NU, is a non-sectarian, private, research university located in Evanston, Illinois, and downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1851. The main campus is spread across an area of 240 acres. NU offers an array of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:

Feinberg School of Medicine
Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music
Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Kellogg School of Management
Medill School of Journalism
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
School of Communication
School of Continuing Studies
School of Education and Social Policy
School of Law
The Graduate School

The Daily Northwestern is the student-run newspaper at Northwestern University. NU has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities on campus. According to the statistics of 2007, 27% of the student population was affiliated with a fraternity or a sorority.

Northwestern is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Wildcats.

Campus Location

633 Clark St
Evanston, IL 60208
USA
Main Tel: (312) 491-3741
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Northwestern University Highlights

Where Northwestern University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in media, business and management, law, music, and drama and performing arts.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Large number of students.
Selective admissions.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Master	2,665	111
Bachelor	2,089	95
Doctorale	462	70
First-professional degree	416	2
Post-master's certificate	33	6
1-2 year certificate	16	8

Students

The student enrollment at Northwestern University was 19,005 in 2007 (17,026 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 49% of enrolled students, graduate students are 42%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 10%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 35,429
Room	$ 6,129
Board	$ 4,647
Books and supplies	$ 1,548
Other	$ 2,026

Financial Aid: Northwestern University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Northwestern University:

School	Location	Enrollment
New York University	New York, NY	41,783
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829
Boston University	Boston, MA	32,053
American University	Washington, DC	11,449
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	33,408
Villanova University	Villanova, PA	10,470
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	14,621
University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	15,449
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	19,084
Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA	7,582

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		873
Without tenure; working toward tenure		339
Without tenure; tenure not available		810

Housing and Meals

Northwestern University provides on-campus housing for 5,876 of its 17,026 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Northwestern University Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Northwestern University is in the Big Ten Conference for major sports.

Northwestern University offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 197 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 165 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Northwestern University Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	31%
Women	28%
All	30%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	650-740
Math	670-760

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (19 awarded)

Art/Art Studies
Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,404 awarded)

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Accounting and Related Services
Business Administration and Management
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business/Commerce
Business/Managerial Economics
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Labor and Industrial Relations
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Marketing/Marketing Management
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Operations Management and Supervision
Organizational Behavior Studies
Transportation/Transportation Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (97 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

Environmental Science
Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (136 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (133 awarded)

Education
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
Educational Leadership and Administration
Music Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

ENGINEERING (579 awarded)

Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Science
Engineering
Engineering/Industrial Management
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (13 awarded)

Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (97 awarded)

Community Organization and Advocacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (19 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (445 awarded)

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies
Legal Studies
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)
Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (808 awarded)

African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Area Studies
Asian Studies/Civilization
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Comparative Literature
Creative Writing
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Economics
English Composition
English Language and Literature
European Studies/Civilization
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
History
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (65 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (731 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication and Media Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Journalism
Radio and Television
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

Health and Medical Administrative Services
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Medical Informatics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (46 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Orthotist/Prosthetist
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (224 awarded)

Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (184 awarded)

Conducting
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Piano and Organ
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (6 awarded)

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (40 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (285 awarded)

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biotechnology
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Chemistry
Ecology
Geology/Earth Science
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Physics
Science, Technology and Society

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

Science Technologies/Technicians

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (328 awarded)

Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Communication Disorders
Community Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Genetic Counseling/Counselor
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology