Northwestern University

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Northwestern University
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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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://nusports.cstv.com/index-main.html
  2. ↑ 2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.northwestern.edu/about/facts/
  4. ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
  5. ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/northwestern_database.htm
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