Northwestern University

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 University (disambiguation)

Northwestern University is an educational institution in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Northwestern University (Philippines)

Northwestern University (NWU) is a private non-sectarian university in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte with a 9-hectare (22-acre) campus. Enrolment is around 6,000 students coming from the provinces of Ilocos Norte and some municipalities of Cagayan, Apayao, and Abra.

Academics

Northwestern University has eight colleges. Each college has specific target plans which guide them in designing programs which are vertically articulated from the undergraduate to graduate studies. The university offers doctorate, masters, diploma and certificate courses.

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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/ DART-məth) is a private, Ivy League, research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Dartmouth consists of a liberal arts college, the Geisel School of Medicine, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Incorporated as the "Trustees of Dartmouth College," it is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution. With an undergraduate enrollment of 4,289 and a total student enrollment of 6,298 (as of 2014), Dartmouth is the smallest university in the Ivy League and it was the last Ivy League school to admit women, in 1972.

Dartmouth College was established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, a Congregational minister. After a long period of financial and political struggles, Dartmouth emerged in the early 20th century from relative obscurity.

Dartmouth's 269-acre (1.09 km²) campus is in the rural Upper Valley region of New Hampshire. Participation in athletics and the school's Greek system is strong. Dartmouth's 34 varsity sports teams compete in the Ivy League conference of the NCAA Division I. Students are well known for preserving a variety of strong campus traditions.