Academics
Faculty
Northwestern has approximately 2,500 full-time faculty members. Faculty members include Tony Award winners, MacArthur Fellowship recipients and members of numerous honorary and professional societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Council of Learned Societies.
Full-Time Faculty by School, 2009-10
- Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: 637
- School of Communication: 136
- School of Education and Social Policy: 38
- McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science: 215
- Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications: 61
- School of Law: 95
- Kellogg School of Management: 181
- Feinberg School of Medicine: 1,671
- Bienen School of Music: 62
Research, 2010-11
Total awards and grants of approximately $511.7 million.
Libraries
Northwestern's libraries hold more than 5 million volumes, 4.6 million microforms, and 94,000 current periodicals and serials. In addition, it boasts more than 700 databases and 6,000 electronic journals.
Distinctions
Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University's undergraduate programs among the best in the country.
Among graduate programs, the Kellogg School of Management regularly ranks among the top five business schools in the country for both its traditional curriculum and its executive master's program. U.S. News & World Report rankings placed Northwestern's School of Law 11th, the Feinberg School of Medicine in the top 20.