What makes us unique is what makes us Northwestern.
Our Mission
Northwestern is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.
Facts & Figures
3campuses
12schools and colleges
21,000total enrolled students
3,334full-time faculty members
19intercollegiate athletic teams
500+student organizations and clubs
An International Focus
Find global opportunities as diverse as our community.
Campus News
Stay up-to-date on all of our news and achievements.

University Publications
- Northwestern News, online home for University news and announcements
- Northwestern Magazine, the University’s quarterly alumni magazine
- Northwestern Research, news from research centers and units
- Breakthroughs, a monthly newsletter that highlights the 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
- Northwestern Law Reporter, Law School’s biannual alumni magazine
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

Our Community
They took a Northwestern Direction.OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND ALUMNI
