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On May 31, 1850, nine men gathered to begin planning a university that would serve the Northwest Territory.
Given that they had little money, no land and limited higher education experience, their vision was ambitious. But through a combination of creative financing, shrewd politicking, religious inspiration and an abundance of hard work, the founders of Northwestern University were able to make that dream a reality.
In 1853, the founders purchased a 379-acre tract of land on the shore of Lake Michigan 12 miles north of Chicago. They established a campus and developed the land near it, naming the surrounding town Evanston in honor of one of the University’s founders, John Evans. After completing its first building in 1855, Northwestern began classes that fall with two faculty members and 10 students.
Twenty-one presidents have presided over Northwestern in the years since. The University has grown to include 12 schools and colleges, with additional campuses in Chicago and Doha, Qatar.
Undergraduate Programmes
African American
Studies
African Studies (adjunct major)
American Studies
Anthropology
Anthropology (part-time)
Applied Mathematics
Art History
Art History (part-time)
Art Theory and Practice
Asian American Studies
Asian Languages and Cultures
Asian Studies
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences: Human Biology (part-time)
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Classics
Cognitive Science
Combined Engineering and Communication Program
Combined Music & Engineering Program
Communication Studies
Communication Studies (part-time)
Communication Systems (part-time)
Comparative Literary Studies
Computer Engineering
Computer Science (BS)
Computer Science BA-CS
Dance
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Economics
Economics (part-time)
Electrical Engineering
English: Creative Writing
English: Literature
English: Writing (part-time)
English and American Literature (part-time)
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Sciences
French
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Geography (adjunct major)
German
Global Health Studies (adjunct major)
History
History (part-time)
Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME)
Human Communication Sciences
Human Development and Psychological Services
Industrial Engineering
Information Systems
(part-time)
Integrated Engineering Studies (MIES
)Integrated Science Program
International Studies (adjunct major)
ItalianJewish Studies
Journalism
Latina and Latino Studies
Learning and Organizational Change
Legal Studies (adjunct major)LinguisticsManufacturing & Design Engineering (BS-MaDE)Materials Science and Engineering (BA)Materials Science and Engineering (BS)Mathematical Methods in the Social SciencesMathematicsMathematics (part-time)Mechanical EngineeringMiddle East North African StudiesMusic Performance: BrassMusic Performance: PercussionMusic Performance: PianoMusic Performance: StringsMusic Performance: Voice & OperaMusic Performance: WoodwindsMusic Studies: Composition and Music TechnologyMusic Studies: Music EducationMusic Studies: MusicologyMusic Studies: Music Theory and CognitionNeuroscienceNorthwestern Undergraduate Premedical Scholars Program (NUPSP)Organization BehaviorPerformance StudiesPhilosophyPhysics and Astronomy
Political Science
Political Science (part-time)
Psychology
Psychology (part-time)
Radio/Television/ Film
Radio/Television/ Film (part-time)
Religious Studies
Science in Human Culture (adjunct major)
Secondary Teaching
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Social Policy
Sociology
Sociology (part-time)
Spanish
Statistics
Theatre
Graduate Programmes
Accounting Information and Management PhDAfrican-American Studies PhDAfrican Studies (graduate certificate*)AnalyticsAnthropologyApplied PhysicsArt HistoryArt Theory and PracticeAudiology PhDBiomedical EngineeringBiotechnologyBiotechnology (graduate certificate*)Chemical and Biological EngineeringChemistryCivil and Environmental EngineeringClinical InvestigationClinical Psychology PhDCoaching (graduate certificate)Cognitive Science (graduate certificate*)CommunicationCommunication Sciences and Disorders PhDCommunication Studies PhDComparative and Historical Social Sciences (graduate certificate*)Comparative Literary StudiesComposition and Music TechnologyComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceCooperative Engineering Education Program (Co-op) (certificate)CounselingCreative WritingDirectingDocumentary MediaDriskill Graduate Training Program in the Life SciencesEarth and Planetary SciencesEconomics PhDEducationElectrical EngineeringEngineering Design and InnovationEngineering ManagementEngineering Sciences and Applied MathematicsEnglishEntrepreneurship (minor)Epidemiology and BiostatisticsExecutive Masters in Law (LLM)Executive MBAFinance PhDFrench and ItalianGender Studies (graduate certificate*)Genetic CounselingGeotechnicsGerman Literature and Critical ThoughtGlobal HealthGraduate Program in Law and Business (LLM/Kellogg)Healthcare Quality and Patient SafetyHealth CommunicationHealth InformaticsHealth Sciences Integrated PhDHealth Services and Outcomes ResearchHigher Education Administration and PolicyHistoryHuman Development and Social Policy (HDSP)Industrial Engineering and Management SciencesInformation Design and StrategyInformation SystemsInformation TechnologyIntegrated Marketing CommunicationsInterdepartmental Biological Sciences Graduate Program (IBiS)Interdepartmental Neuroscience PhDInternational Executive MBAItalian Studies (graduate certificate*)JDJD (International Lawyers)JD-LLM in International Human RightsJD-LLM in TaxationJD-MBAJD-PhDJournalismLeadership for Creative EnterprisesLearning and Organizational ChangeLearning SciencesLiberal StudiesLife and Biomedical SciencesLife Sciences and Public HealthLinguisticsLiteratureLLM in Taxation (Full-Time)LLM in Taxation (Part-Time)LLM Program in International Human RightsManagement and Organization and Sociology PhDManagement and Organization PhDManagement for Scientists and Engineering (PhD certificate)Managerial Economics and Strategy PhDMarketing PhDMarriage and Family TherapyMaster of Science in Law (MSL)Materials Science and EngineeringMathematicsMBA (Full-Time): One-Year ProgramMBA (Full-Time): Two-Year ProgramMBA (Part-Time)MD Doctor of MedicineMD-MA Medical Humanities & Bioethics Dual Degree ProgramMD-MS Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Dual Degree ProgramMechanical EngineeringMedia, Technology, and SocietyMedical AnthropologyMedical Humanities and BioethicsMedical Scientist Training Program: Combined MD and PhDMMM Program: Combined MBA and MS in Design InnovationMovement and Rehabilitation Science PhD (PhD-MRS)Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences (MPES)MusicMusic EducationMusic Education and Piano PedagogyMusic Education and String PedagogyMusicologyMusic Theory and CognitionNeurobiologyNorthwestern Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (NUIN)Operations Management PhDPercussion PerformancePerformance StudiesPhilosophy PhDPhysical Therapy DPT-PhD (Engineering) Dual Degree ProgramPhysical Therapy PhD (DPT)Physician Assistant ProgramPhysics and AstronomyPiano PerformancePlant Biology and Conservation PhDPolitical SciencePredictive AnalyticsPredictive Science and Engineering Design (PS&ED)Product Design and Development ManagementProject ManagementProsthetics-OrthoticsPsychologyPublic Health: Combined MD/MPHPublic Health (MPH)Public Policy and AdministrationRegulatory ComplianceReligious Studies PhDRoboticsScreen CulturesSegal Design Cluster (PhD – non-degree)Slavic Languages and LiteraturesSocial ImpactSociologySound Arts and IndustriesSpanish and Portuguese PhDSpeech, Language, and LearningSports AdministrationStage DesignStatisticsString PerformanceTechnology and Social BehaviorTechnology Industry ManagementTheatre and DramaTheoretical and Applied MechanicsTransportation Systems Analysis and PlanningUndergraduate Premedical Scholars Program (NUPSP)Voice and Opera PerformanceWind PerformanceWriting for the Screen and Stage
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