Northwestern University

Northwestern University, private, coeducational institution with campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in 1851. It opened for instruction in 1855 with only ten students. Women were first admitted in 1869. The university confers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees in a wide range of fields.

Academic divisions on the main campus in Evanston include the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education and Social Policy, the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Medill School of Journalism, the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, schools of music and speech, and a graduate school.

Academic divisions on the Chicago campus include a dental school, a law school, a medical school, the Manager’s Program of the Kellogg School, and University College, which offers courses in continuing education.

Northwestern University has more than 20 research centers and institutions, including the Basic Industry Research Institute and Laboratory, the Center for Biotechnology, the Center for Circadian Biology and Medicine, the Infrastructure Technology Institute, and the Center for Reproductive Science.