Northwestern University
private university in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
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Summary
Northwestern University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of private university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,164 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Consortium of Social Science Associations[3], Shibboleth Consortium[4], ArXiv[5], ORCID, Inc.[6], Association of American Universities[7], Association of American Colleges and Universities[8], American Council on Education[9], Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship[10], International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[11], Coalition for Networked Information[12], Center for Research Libraries[13], Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[14], National Digital Stewardship Alliance[15], Council on Governmental Relations[16]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Evanston[17], Cook County[18]
- Country: United States[19]
- Instance of: private not-for-profit educational institution[20], research institute[21]
- Named after: Northwest Territory[22]
- Headquarters location: Evanston[23]
- Location: Evanston[24]
- Postal code: 60208[25], Illinois 60201[26]
- Child organization or unit: Feinberg School of Medicine[27], Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems[28], Kellogg School of Management[29], Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies[30], Northwestern University School of Communication[31], Bienen School of Music[32], Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science[33], Northwestern University Graduate School[34], Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy[35], Medill School of Journalism[36], Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences[37], Northwestern University in Qatar[38], International Institute for Nanotechnology[39]
- Commons category: Northwestern University[40]
- Review score: 4.6/5[41]
- Industry: higher education[42]
- Has part(s): Northwestern University Libraries[43], Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[44], Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art[45]
- Inception: 1851[46]
- Significant event: mixed-sex education[47]
- Mascot: Willie the Wildcat[48]
- Official website: http://www.northwestern.edu/[49]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northwestern University[50]
- Commons gallery: Northwestern University[51]
- Employees: 2500[52], 3915[53], 10,438[54]
Why It Matters
Northwestern University has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]