Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851. The total undergraduate enrollment is 8,846 (Fall 2023) on a 231-acre campus. The academic calendar is based on quarters. Northwestern University is ranked #6 in National Universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Tuition and fees are $68,322.

Northwestern University is a Division I school in the Big Ten Athletic Conference. The Northwestern University women's lacrosse team has won several NCAA national championships. There are hundreds of campus organizations that cater to a variety of student interests. All first-year students are required to live on campus for two years. The university's 10 residential colleges offer themed living areas for social and academic activities. Northwestern's main campuses are located in Evanston and Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan. in 2008, Northwestern opened a third campus in Doha, Qatar.

Of Northwestern's dozen colleges, nine offer undergraduate programs and ten offer graduate and professional programs. Northwestern's top-ranked graduate schools include the Kellogg School of Management, the School of Education and Social Policy, the Pritzker School of Law, the Feinberg School of Medicine, the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Interdepartmental Program in Biological Sciences. Northwestern's Medill School is known for its strong graduate journalism program. Founded in 1975, Northwestern's Dance Marathon is one of the largest student philanthropic organizations in the United States and has raised more than $20 million for Chicago-area charities. Notable alumni include Chicago's 55th mayor, Rahm Emanuel; retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens; Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex; ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon; comedian and actor Michael D. Wilbon; and the Dance Marathon. Wilbon, comedian Stephen Colbert, and SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell.