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'''Northwestern University''' is an [[Illinois]] [[private schools|private]] [[university]] founded in 1853.<ref>http://www.northwestern.edu/about/facts/</ref> It ranked #14 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> | '''Northwestern University''' is an [[Illinois]] [[private schools|private]] [[university]] founded in 1853.<ref>http://www.northwestern.edu/about/facts/</ref> It ranked #14 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:45, November 21, 2012
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| City: | Evanston, Illinois |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cheer/dance team, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, wrestling[1] |
| Colors: | purple, white |
| Mascot: | Wildcats |
| Endowment: | $7.2 billion[2] |
| Website: | http://www.northwestern.edu |
Northwestern University is an Illinois private university founded in 1853.[3] It ranked #14 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[4]
It has several prominent graduate schools, including high-ranking law and business schools.
Athletics
Northwestern has 12 women's and 9 men's sports teams.[1] The football program has won 1 bowl game (while losing 5).[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://nusports.cstv.com/index-main.html
- ↑ 2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.northwestern.edu/about/facts/
- ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
- ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/northwestern_database.htm