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Northwestern University

Work 633 Clark Street Evanston, IL 60208
Work(847) 491-7271
  • 12Rank
  • 87Score
Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : Northwestern University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1851
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: quarter
Total number of undergraduates: 8,284
Setting suburban
Endowment: $4,916,358,000
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 1/1
Application fee: $65
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 26.8 %
Selectivity: most selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,125
Mission  
School mission Northwestern University offers unusual flexibility combined with a wide choice of academic concentrations. In addition to over seventy established majors, students can choose or design non-traditional combinations. A broad range of field experiences, internships, and programs combining work and study are part of the education for a large percentage of the students. Because Chicago is only thirty minutes away, students have the cultural advantage of the music, theatre, museums, sports, and entertainment of a world-class city to enrich their undergraduate experience.

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