🏳️Northwestern University
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Northwestern is one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities, located in Evanston, IL. Our highly collaborative environment provides our diverse students and faculty with exceptional opportunities for personal and professional growth.
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Meet Our Fulbrighters
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Wildcats trek the globe to conduct research, pursue graduate study and teach English.
[read more](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/02/northwestern-marks-21-years-as-a-top-fulbright-producer/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
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Our People
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At Northwestern, students, alumni, faculty and staff create their own definitions of success.
Meet some of our people
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Our Places
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Bordered by a Great Lake and a global city, our campus offers the best of both worlds.
Explore campus highlights
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Our Events
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From concerts to lectures, there is always something happening on campus.
More Campus Events
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Northwestern Now
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Read the latest news.
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[](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/02/actor-steve-carell-will-be-northwestern-commencement-speaker/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
### [Steve Carell, award-winning actor, will be commencement speaker](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/02/actor-steve-carell-will-be-northwestern-commencement-speaker/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
[](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/01/redefining-obesity-with-new-global-guidelines/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
### [New guidelines use more than just BMI to diagnose obesity](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/01/redefining-obesity-with-new-global-guidelines/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
[](https://nusports.com/news/2025/1/16/womens-lacrosse-northwestern-named-host-of-2026-ncaa-division-i-womens-lacrosse-championship)
### [Northwestern will host 2026 NCAA women’s lacrosse championship](https://nusports.com/news/2025/1/16/womens-lacrosse-northwestern-named-host-of-2026-ncaa-division-i-womens-lacrosse-championship)
### [Promising young researchers receive prestigious NSF CAREER awards](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/02/promising-young-researchers-receive-prestigious-nsf-career-awards/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
### [Northwestern celebrates faculty at annual recognition dinner](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/02/celebrating-faculty-at-annual-recognition-dinner/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
### [Study finds that brewing tea removes lead from water](https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/02/brewing-tea-removes-lead-from-water/?utm_source=nu_homepage)
[More News](https://news.northwestern.edu/)
Only Here
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Explore what makes us Northwestern.
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* [Powerful Collaborations](#tab-panel1)
* [Global Engagement](#tab-panel2)
* [High-Impact Research](#tab-panel3)
Crossing academic disciplines.
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Northwestern scholars are tackling some of our world’s most complex problems. These are bold goals that can only be accomplished through collaboration across diverse fields of study.
Some of our most exciting projects bring together disciplines for new partnerships.
* [Knight Lab](https://knightlab.northwestern.edu/), a team of technologists, journalists and designers advancing news media innovation
* [Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS),](https://www.ibis.northwestern.edu/) a graduate program covering a broad spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines
* The [Global Health Studies Minor](https://www.globalhealthstudies.northwestern.edu/academic-programs/requirements.html), studying international issues with a public health focus
Making an impact, everywhere.
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Northwestern is no ivory tower. It’s a launching pad to every corner of the globe.
More than 32% of undergraduates supplement their academic studies with an international experience, such as field study, cultural immersion or exchange abroad. Our faculty collaborate with organizations and scholars around the world to advance research.
[More on Global Engagement](https://www.northwestern.edu/global/)
* [Northwestern-sponsored study abroad programs](https://www.northwestern.edu/abroad/study-abroad/explore-programs/index.html), located in more than 20 countries around the world
* [Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI)](https://www.northwestern.edu/abroad/student-experiences/explore-programs/gesi.html), study abroad options focused on service learning and community involvement
* [Buffett Institute for Global Affairs](https://buffett.northwestern.edu/), a site for collaborative international scholarship
The thrill of new connections.
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It’s not just our state-of-the-art facilities or generous funding that makes Northwestern one of the most exciting major research universities in the country. It’s our mindset.
Our curiosity leads us to seek out the unexpected; our ambition leads us to work past mistakes to milestones. This unique environment fosters significant research across every discipline.
[More on Research](research-nu/index.html)
* [Research centers](https://research.northwestern.edu/about/institutes-centers/university-research-institutes-centers.html), including more than 90 school-based centers and more than 50 University centers
* [Undergraduate Research (UR@NU)](https://undergradresearch.northwestern.edu/), an office providing unique opportunities for undergraduates to do independent projects
* [Northwestern Scholars database](https://www.northwestern.edu/scholars/), a searchable database of scholarly expertise across all disciplines of the University
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Arts
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The Arts Circle. Your destination for world-class performances and exhibitions. The Arts Together.
Go to Arts Circle
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Innovation
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Learn about Northwestern's many centers, institutes and curricula that focus on generating ideas and commercializing them.
Go to Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Athletics
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Northwestern sports 19 highly competitive varsity athletic programs. Get the latest Wildcat news from around the Big Ten.
Go to Nusports.com
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Watch and Learn
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This is Northwestern.
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Ours is a unique environment. One that unites knowledge and ideas, ambition and imagination, hard work and joy.
[Watch the Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOUvOTmLScA)
Northwestern’s Commitment to an Inclusive Environment
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Northwestern University does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other classification protected by law in matters of admissions, employment, housing, or services or in the educational programs or activities it operates. Individuals who feel they have been discriminated against on the basis of any of these classes should contact the University’s [Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance](https://www.northwestern.edu/civil-rights-office/).
Northwestern University complies with federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations. Title IX requires educational institutions, such as Northwestern, to prohibit discrimination based on sex (including sexual harassment) in the University’s educational programs and activities, including in matters of employment and admissions. Questions specific to sex discrimination (including sexual harassment) should be directed to Northwestern’s Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, 1800 Sherman Avenue, Suite 4-500, Evanston, Illinois 60208, 847-467-6165, [TitleIXCoordinator@northwestern.edu](mailto:TitleIXCoordinator@northwestern.edu). Inquiries about the application of Title IX to Northwestern may be referred to Northwestern’s Title IX Coordinator, the United States Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, or both.
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