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Northwestern and the United Kingdom

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Students
Units and Groups
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Northwestern offers partnerships with several prestigious universities in the United Kingdom, from Edinburgh to London. In addition, many alumni live in the United Kingdom, deepening our connections across the pond.

Partnerships

Partner Institution	Partner Type & Sponsor
King's College London	Graduate Student Exchange > Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
London Business School	Graduate Student Exchange > Kellogg School of Management
London School of Economics and Political Science	Graduate Student Exchange > Kellogg School of Management
University College London	Undergraduate Student Exchange > Global Learning Office
University of Edinburgh: Business School	Graduate Student Exchange > Kellogg School of Management
University of Leeds	Research > McCormick School of Engineering
University of the West of England, Bristol	Research > Office for Research

Students

Northwestern enjoys a strong relationship with the United Kingdom—every year, we send many students to learn at some of its finest universities, and the UK in turn sends some of its best and brightest students.

*Scholars category includes visiting faculty, researchers, post-doctoral fellows and lecturers

95 students and scholars from the UK at Northwestern

21 Undergraduate
20 Masters
19 Doctoral
35 Scholars*

For historical data visit the Office of International Student and Scholar Services website.

243 Northwestern students in the UK

168 Undergraduate
75 Graduate

Units and Groups

British Studies Graduate Cluster

The British Studies Cluster focuses on Britain’s former empire and its ongoing Commonwealth of Nations. With thriving graduate programs in Art History, Comparative Literary Studies, Economics, English, History, Musicology, Political Science, Sociology, and Theatre and Drama, Northwestern offers a vibrant interdisciplinary community of scholars working on Britain and its imperial past.

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Alumni

1,100+

Northwestern alumni are based in the UK.
Two-thirds are located in London.

The NU Club of the United Kingdom and the Kellogg Alumni Club of London offer social and networking opportunities to keep alumni connected to Northwestern and fellow alumni in the UK. Other ways to get and stay connected can be found here.

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This page features data and information from the 2022-2023 academic year and gets updated annually. The last update was made in October 2023. For questions or comments about the information listed here, please contact Janka Pieper, Senior Director of Communications and Intercultural Learning.