Northwestern University facts for kids
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| Motto | Quaecumque sunt vera (Latin) Ὁ Λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας- Ho logos pleres charitos kai aletheias (Greek) |
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Motto in English
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Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8 AV) The word full of grace and truth (Gospel of John 1:14) |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1851 |
| Endowment | US $6.3 billion |
| President | Morton O. Schapiro |
| Provost | Daniel I. Linzer |
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Academic staff
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approximately 3,108 full-time faculty |
| Undergraduates | 8,425 (10–11) |
| Postgraduates | 10,759 (10–11) |
| Location |
Evanston and Chicago
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U.S.A.
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| Campus | Evanston main campus, Suburban, 240 acres (97 ha); Chicago campus, Urban, 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Colors | Purple |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I, Big Ten Wildcats |
| Affiliations | Association of American Universities, COFHE |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
Northwestern University is a university in Evanston, Illinois, and Chicago, Illinois. It is very prestigious and selective. It has many people who learn and also people who teach.
The university is known most for providing a strong education in economics (the study of the economy), linguistics (the study of language), political science (the study of politics), and mathematics (the study of numbers).
There is another university in Chicago, the University of Chicago.
Images for kids
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University Hall (1869), the second building constructed on campus, and the oldest building still standing
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Northwestern campus as seen from the north end of the Lakefill peninsula
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Sunset over Northwestern's Lakefill lagoon in 2021 with view of the Norris Student Center
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The Montgomery Ward Memorial Building (1927) at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, America's first academic skyscraper
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Weber Arch
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Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center (2005)
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University Library (1970), in Brutalist style
See also
In Spanish: Universidad del Noroeste para niños
