About
What makes us unique is what makes us Northwestern.
Facts & Figures
3
campuses
12
schools and colleges
21,000
total enrolled students
3,300+
full-time faculty members
500+
student organizations and clubs
19
intercollegiate athletic teams
Our Mission
Northwestern is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.
Our Community
Explore some of the time-honored traditions, key milestones and people that make Northwestern special.
Watch and Learn
Ours is a unique environment. One that unites knowledge and ideas, ambition and imagination, hard work and joy.
Campus News
University Publications
Stay up-to-date on all of our news and achievements.
- Northwestern Now, online home for University news and announcements
- Northwestern Magazine, the University's quarterly alumni magazine
- Northwestern Research, news from research centers and units
- Northwestern Medicine Magazine, a quarterly magazine for alumni and friends of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Fanfare, a biannual magazine of the Bienen School of Music
- Kellogg Insight: Focus on Research from the Kellogg School of Management
- Science in Society, a research publication connecting science to the community
Student Journalism
Our students create content for online, print and broadcast outlets.
- Daily Northwestern, the University's college newspaper
- WNUR 89.3 FM, a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station
- Northwestern News Network, a television news and sports network
- North by Northwestern, a website covering Northwestern news