Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, with additional campuses in Chicago and Doha, Qatar. Founded in 1851, it enrolls more than 23,000 students across 12 schools and colleges and combines undergraduate, graduate, and professional education with a large research enterprise. Its academic structure includes the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the McCormick School of Engineering, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, the Kellogg School of Management, the Pritzker School of Law, the Feinberg School of Medicine, and the Bienen School of Music, among others.

The university’s work spans teaching, discovery, and public service. Northwestern reports annual sponsored research exceeding $1 billion, reflecting major activity in science, engineering, medicine, social science, and the humanities. It operates a major academic medical center presence in Chicago through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and its clinical affiliates, and it extends its global footprint through Northwestern University in Qatar, which offers programs in communication and journalism. The institution also emphasizes access and student support: Northwestern states that it meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for all admitted undergraduate students and follows a need-blind admission policy for U.S. applicants. With Big Ten athletics, extensive graduate and professional programs, and campuses serving students in the Chicago region and beyond, Northwestern University functions as a comprehensive university with national and international reach.