	Northwestern University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States, as well as Doha, Qatar. Composed of twelve schools and colleges, Northwestern offers 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees. Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans, for whom the City of Evanston is named, and eight other lawyers, businessmen and Methodist leaders. Its founding purpose was to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that today includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Instruction began in 1855; women were admitted in 1869. Today, the main campus is a 240-acre (97 ha) parcel in Evanston, along the shores of Lake Michigan just 12 miles north of downtown Chicago. The university's law, medical, and professional schools are located on a 25-acre (10 ha) campus in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood. In 2008, the university opened a campus in Education City, Doha, Qatar with programs in journalism and communication. Northwestern is a large research university with a comprehensive doctoral program and attracts over $550 million in sponsored research each year. Northwestern has the eighth largest university endowment in the United States, currently valued at $10.19 billion. In 2016, the university accepted 10.7% of undergraduate applicants from a pool of 35,000. Northwestern is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and remains the only private university in the conference. The Northwestern Wildcats compete in 19 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I Big Ten Conference. History The foundation of Northwestern University is traceable to a meeting on May 31, 1850 of nine prominent Chicago businessmen, Methodist leaders and attorneys who had formed the idea of establishing a university to serve what had once been known as the Northwest Territory. On January 28, 1851, the Illinois General Assembly granted a charter to the Trustees of the North-Western University, making it the first chartered university in Illinois. The school's nine founders, all of whom were Methodists (three of them ministers), knelt in prayer and worship before launching their first organizational meeting. Although they affiliated the university with the Methodist Episcopal Church, they were committed to non-sectarian admissions, believing that Northwestern should serve all people in the newly developing territory. John Evans, for whom Evanston is named, bought 379 acres (153 ha) of land along Lake Michigan in 1853, and Philo Judson developed plans for what would become the city of Evanston, Illinois. The first building, Old College, opened on November 5, 1855. To raise funds for its construction, Northwestern sold $100 "perpetual scholarships" entitling the purchaser and his heirs to free tuition. Another building, University Hall, was built in 1869 of the same Joliet limestone as the Chicago Water Tower, also built in 1869, one of the few buildings in the heart of Chicago to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. In 1873 the Evanston College for Ladies merged with Northwestern, and Frances Willard, who later gained fame as a suffragette and as one of the founders of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), became the school's first dean of women. Willard Residential College (1938) is named in her honor. Northwestern admitted its first women students in 1869, and the first woman was graduated in 1874. Northwestern fielded its first intercollegiate football team in 1882, later becoming a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. In the 1870s and 1880s, Northwestern affiliated itself with already existing schools of law, medicine, and dentistry in Chicago. Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law ... [more on wikipedia]

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Northwestern University Details

Northwestern University Details
detail	value
state	Illinois
conference	Big Ten Conference
public	Private
scores	2200/1467/33
level	Elite
rank	[11
overall ROI rank	[13
size	medium-small
undergrads	9048
grads	12506
price	65519
drop	6
stem	26
research	618
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Northwestern University?

1. number 11 for Academics.

2. number 13 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Northwestern University?

1. Harvard University

2. University of Pennsylvania

3. University of Notre Dame

4. Stanford University

5. Duke University

6. Johns Hopkins University

7. University of Chicago

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Northwestern University National Academic Rankings

Northwestern University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	11	13	16	8	9	16	32	31	13
All	11	13	16	8	9	16	33	20	12
All Nonivy	7	9	12	4	5	13	25	21	10
Div1	7	7	8	6	6	11	24	13	7
Div1 Nonivy	3	3	4	2	2	8	16	13	4
Div1 Private	6	7	7	6	5	6	10	6	5
Private	9	13	15	8	8	9	15	17	11
Power5	3	3	3	2	2	7	15	10	3
Stem Low	9	11	14	6	7	13	25	26	11
Big Ten Conference	1	1	1	1	1	2	6	4	1
Mid West Region	1	2	2	2	2	2	7	14	3
State of Illinois	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2
Top Ten Top250	11	13	16	8	9	16	32	31	13
Top Ten All Nonivy	6	7	7	4	5	4	8	7	8
Top Ten Div1	8	7	7	6	6	6	10	5	7
Top Ten Div1 Nonivy	4	3	4	2	2	6	6	7	6
Top Ten Div1 Private	7	7	7	6	5	6	8	5	6
Top Ten Power5	2	3	3	2	2	5	7	6	3
Top Ten Stem Low	10	9	9	6	7	6	8	6	9
Top Ten Big Ten Conference	1	1	1	1	1	2	6	3	1
Top Ten Mid West Region	1	2	2	2	2	2	5	6	1
Top Ten State of Illinois	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Northwestern University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Northwestern University

Northwestern University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Northwestern University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.17	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
98.56	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
92.89	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
91.84	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
91.55	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
91.35	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
90.89	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
85.45	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
85.40	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
85.05	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
84.82	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
84.62	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
84.46	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
82.89	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
81.83	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
81.76	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
79.10	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
78.58	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
78.04	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
77.83	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
77.56	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
77.37	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
77.31	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
77.15	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
76.99	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
76.68	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
76.62	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
76.55	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
76.49	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
75.46	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
75.37	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
75.30	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
74.85	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
74.55	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
74.47	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
72.63	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
72.26	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
70.75	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
69.29	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
68.90	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
68.51	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
68.47	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
68.32	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
68.27	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
68.19	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
68.18	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
68.17	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
68.16	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
68.03	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
68.00	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

Northwestern University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Northwestern University

Northwestern University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Northwestern University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.89	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
97.69	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
96.24	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
96.13	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
95.62	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
95.35	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
95.29	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
95.27	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
94.49	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
94.18	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
93.74	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
93.71	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
92.50	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
92.37	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
90.79	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
89.44	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
88.73	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
84.32	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17

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