Northwestern University is also known as NU according to AbbreviationFinder.org.. It is an American private university located mainly in the city of Evanston, in the State of Illinois. Northwestern is comprised of twelve undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools and colleges offering 123 undergraduate diplomas and 145 graduate and professional diplomas. Northwestern is typically ranked in the top 15 universities in the United States. In 2009, US News & World Report magazine ranked it twelfth in the country.

University history

The history of Northwestern University begins in 1851, when nine pioneering Chicago businessmen founded the first private institution of higher education to serve the American Northwest Territories, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan., Wisconsin and part of Minnesota.

With the approval of attorney Grant Goodrich and the blessing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 379 acres were purchased on the shore of Lake Michigan, 12 miles north of Chicago, in 1853 for the establishment of the Campus. The first buildings begin to be built and the nearby city is called Evanston, in honor of one of its founding members, John Evans. Although the first classes began in the fall of 1855 with 10 students and 2 teachers, it was not until 1869 that the first women were admitted.

Another important milestone took place in 1917, when the university became part of the Association of American Universities (AAU). Since then it has remained a research university with a “very high” research activity and an exponential international projection. In fact, it has three different campuses: Evanston and Chicago, in the United States ; and a third in Doha (Qatar).

Northwestern is also one of the founding members of the Big Ten Conference and the only private university to comprise it.

Studies

Northwestern has six grade schools.

• Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
• Medill School of Journalism
• McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
• School of Communication
• Bienen School of Music
• School of Education and Social Policy

Additionally, Northwestern University has graduate programs through its Graduate School.

The total number of students enrolled at Northwestern University (NU) is 20,959. Of the enrolled students, 13% of the candidates are foreigners.

Diplomas details

• Offers Doctorate and First Professional Certificate
• Offers Masters
• Offers Bachelor’s or Certificate
• Academic programs
• Academic and Professional Orientation
• Student Employment Services
• Placement Services for Graduates
• To study abroad

Northwestern University Athletic Program

• Member of NAA (National Athletic Association)
• NCAA Member
• Member of NCAA / NAIA Baseball
• NCAA / NAIA Basketball Member
• Member of NCAA / NAIA Athletics
• Member of NCAA / NAIA American Football

The Northwest Wild Cats (nickname for sports teams) compete in 19 sports in the NCAA’s premier division.

Relevant data of the Institution

Northwestern University is ranked 30th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (AMRU). Northwestern is ranked 26th in the ranking of best universities in the United States according to the Times Higher Education (THE). In 2010, for the third consecutive year, Northwestern University was ranked 12th in the US News and World Report rankings..

Northwestern’s management, engineering and communication schools are among the most academically productive in the nation in their respective disciplines. The university’s research and development budget in 2006 was $ 420.0 million.

Northwestern has studied about 190,000 students in all branches of business, government, law, science, education, medicine, media, and the performing arts. Among the most notable alumni of the United States are Senator and Presidential candidate George McGovern, Nobel Prize winner, economist George J. Stigler, Nobel Prize- winning novelist Saul Bellow, Pulitzer Prize- winning composer and diarist Ned Rorem.

The Northwestern School of Communication has been fruitful in the number of actors, actresses, playwrights, and film and television screenwriters and directors it has produced. Alumni who have made their mark in film and television include Ann-Margret, Warren Beatty, Paul Lynde, David Schwimmer, Anne Dudek, Zach Braff, Zooey Deschanel, Marg Helgenberger, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Orbach, Jennifer Jones, Jerry Springer, Megan Mullally, Dermot Mulroney,Charlton Heston, Richard Kind, Ana Gasteyer, Brad Hall, Shelley Long, William Daniels, Cloris Leachman.

Notable journalists and political activists have also studied at the Medill School of Journalism, including 38 Pulitzer Prize winners.

History

Almost 100 years ago, the idea of ​​a floating university that would travel the world became the passionate pursuit of James Edwin Lough, a professor of psychology at New York University.

Lought believed necessary changes in the traditional teaching methods of American universities and soon became the leader of a new educational movement. He felt that travel and first-hand experiences should be part of the education of all scholars.

One of Lough’s most important counterparts was Constantino Raises, a Greek student who supported the effort and helped with the necessary academic preparation and itinerary. Although the program was successfully planned, enrollment fell short of expectations and the initiative was postponed for a year, so New York University withdrew its sponsorship of the program and James Lough took a leave of absence.