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• Northwestern University is a private university made up of eleven schools and colleges that grant undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1851
  2. Location: Evanston, Illinois
  3. President: Henry Bienen
  4. Faculty: 2,500Northwestern University: Facts
  5. Student enrollment: 15,129Northwestern University: Facts
  6. Nickname: Wildcats
  7. Motto: "Quaecumque sunt vera" (Latin for "Whatsoever things are true")
  8. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=evanston+illinois Current Weather]

• History

  In 1851, Northwestern University was founded to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. In 1853, a 379-acre tract of land was purchased 12 miles north of Chicago. The campus helped develop the land around it, which would be named Evanston after one of the university's founders, John Evans.

  Northwestern officially opened its doors in 1853 with two faculty members and 10 students.Northwestern University: Facts

• The Campus

  There are two campuses located on Lake Michigan: a 240-acre campus in Evanston, the first suburb north of Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in downtown Chicago.Northwestern University: Facts

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