Northwestern University is a private institution that has its main campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. Northwestern University was founded by Methodists in 1851, but the school has no religious affiliation today. Women first enrolled at Northwestern in 1869.
Most of Northwestern’s undergraduate and graduate programs are on the Evanston campus. The school grants degrees in many fields, including arts and sciences and education. Northwestern is noted for its programs in music and theater as well as its efforts in the development of children’s theater. The Technological Institute houses the school of engineering, another respected program. Northwestern also is known for its business school, the Kellogg School of Management, and its school of journalism and marketing communications, Medill.
Northwestern’s Chicago campus, opened in 1926, serves as a center for professional studies. The university’s Feinberg School of Medicine is based there. Research hospitals in Chicago affiliated with the university and its medical school include the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The university’s law school is also on the Chicago campus.
Northwestern’s law school organized one of the first scientific crime detection laboratories. The university also established one of the first programs in African studies. Its Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and Transportation Center are nationally known. Northwestern also operates the National High School Institute, offering a summer program for high school students. The university’s sports teams are called the Wildcats.
The university’s website at https://www.northwestern.edu/ offers additional information.
