Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Private university in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851, it is the oldest chartered university in Illinois. Northwestern was initially affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church but later became non-sectarian. By 1900, the university was the third-largest university in the United States, after Michigan and Harvard. Northwestern became a founding member of the Big Ten Conference in 1896 and joined the Association of American Universities in 1917.

Also known as...Northwestern, NU, northwestern.edu, and North Western University
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Northwestern wins 9th lacrosse title

Northwestern wins 9th lacrosse title Northwestern defeated North Carolina to win its ninth NCAA women's lacrosse title.