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Northwestern University

Northwestern University
633 Clark Street
Evanston, IL 60208

Official telephone: (847) 491-3741
Fax number: (847) 467-3104
Website: www.northwestern.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,314
Full-time undergraduates: 8,158
Part-time undergraduates: 156
Total graduate students: 12,641
Full-time graduate students: 8,928
Part-time graduate students: 3,713
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 67%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
16.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.2% Hispanic/Latino
47.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Nonresident Alien
4.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
17.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.5% Hispanic/Latino
49.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.9% Nonresident Alien
1.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 231 acres
City or town school is located in: Evanston, IL
Population of city/town: 75,570
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Medical and Law Schools in Chicago.
Nearest major city: Chicago
Distance of nearest major city: 12 miles
Population of nearest major city: 2,718,782
Online campus map: maps.northwestern.edu/
facility/42

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing guaranteed for freshman year only.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • other housing including Theme and wellness housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 50%
Percent of students who live off campus: 50%
Student conduct policies:
hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 725
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art museum, concert hall, observatory, health care life sciences pavilion; nano-fabrication/molecular self-assembly and engineering design centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, real-time captioning, voice dictation/screen-reading software.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 23
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 17
Percent of men who join fraternities: 29%
Number of social sororities on campus: 19
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 12
Percent of women who join sororities: 32%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Daily Northwestern
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 415
Campus-based religious organizations:
Many religious, minority, and international student groups
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jim Phillips,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Northwestern University,
Mark Murphy Athletic Director,
1501 Central Street,
Evanston, IL 60208
Athletics homepage: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=w9bBY3znPOU
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Wildcats
Athletic conference memberships: American Lacrosse Conference (Division I, Women's Lacrosse only), Big Ten Conference (Division I, Football I-A), Midwest Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's divingno 
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's divingno 
Women's fencingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 15%
Athletic facilities:
athletic field, gymnasium, recreational building, sports pavilion; aquatics, tennis, and sailing centers
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, football, ice hockey, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
baseball, basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, synchronized skating, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Chicago (17 miles)
Nearest other airport: Chicago (28 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Chicago (12 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Chicago (12 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 23% within one year of graduation
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  • Mary Zimmerman, MacArthur Fellowship Recipient, Tony Award-winning Director, and Northwestern Professor of Performance Studies
  • Stephen Colbert, actor and comedian on The Colbert Report.

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