Northwestern University

Lakeside Illinois university

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago.

Founded in 1851, it ranks among the most selective American universities, known particularly for its journalism school (Medill), business school (Kellogg), and law school.

The athletics teams compete as the Wildcats.

She got into Northwestern on a journalism scholarship.

location

Evanston

Chicago suburb with university

Midwest · North Shore · suburb · lakefront

academics

Kellogg

Cereal company founder

medical school · undergraduate · graduate · pre-med · liberal arts

prestige

elite

Superior select group

endowment · Nobel laureates · competitive admissions

athletics

Big Ten

Major collegiate athletic conference

lacrosse · NCAA · student-athlete · tailgate

campus

The Rock

Wrestler turned movie star

  • ArchLandmark name prefix
culture

Purple Haze

Legendary psychedelic rock anthem

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institutional type

Northwestern Universitypublic university

Government-funded higher education institution

state school · diploma mill · community college · land-grant university · University of Michigan

geographic/cultural identity

Northwestern UniversityUniversity of Miami

Private Florida research institution

Arizona State University · USC · Stanford

institutional culture/character

Northwestern UniversityAuburn University

Public Alabama research institution

Texas A&M · University of Georgia · Ole Miss · LSU

Family

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