Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a Big Ten university which has its main campus in Evanston, Illinois, on a 240-acre (970,000 m²) campus along the shore of Lake Michigan. Several of the university's professional schools are located in Chicago, on a 25-acre (101,000 m²) campus near the Magnificent Mile. US News & World Report ranks Northwestern 12th among national doctoral research universities. In addition, the School of Law is consistently ranked in the top ten best by the same publication. Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management consistently ranks as one of the world's best graduate business programs. Though journalism schools are not ranked, Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism is widely regarded as one of the top three journalism schools in the United States. It is always recongnized as Top Ten US college.

Student Body

Northwestern University's admissions were ranked among the "most selective" in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Among national undergraduate programs, the publication ranked Northwestern 11th overall. As of the 2004-2005 academic year, there were 7,840 undergraduates and 6,119 graduate students enrolled full-time. 1,100 students were enrolled part-time in the School of Continuing Studies.

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For the undergraduate class of 2008, entering school in fall of 2004, there were 15,637 total applicants, with 29.9% admitted. 40.9% of admitted students, or 1,915 enrolled. Of the students that matriculated in the class of 2008, 28.1% were admitted under the Early Decision program. Of minorities enrolled in the class of 2008, 5.5% are African-American, 16.4% are Asian-American or Pacific Islanders, 6.4% are Hispanic and less than 1% claim Native American ancestry. The class is 53.8% female and 46.2% male. The mean high school rank was 94th percentile and the combined SAT score was 1398 out of 1600. This puts it as the most selective Big Ten university, more competitive than athletic rivals Michigan and Wisconsin. It is also more selective than academic rival University of Chicago.

Related Topics:
Early Decision - SAT

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According to numbers posted by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, 36% of Northwestern students were affiliated with a fraternity or a sorority in Spring 2004. This is the highest percentage of students involved in Greek life at any Big Ten University.

Related Topics:
Fraternity - Sorority

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