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Information provided on the Statement of Affiliation Status reflects the most recent actions of the Commission. The Commission has a multi-level decision process. Any institutional changes that are currently under review are not made public until final action has been taken.

Northwestern University
633 Clark St.
Evanston, IL 60208

http://www.northwestern.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Morton O. Schapiro, President
HLC Institution ID: 1135
Current Accreditation Status: Accredited
Accreditation Date(s): (1913- .)
Commission Participation: PEAQ PARTICIPANT

Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2004 - 2005
Year of Next PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2014 - 2015

Last Action: 05/08/2008

Legal Status: Private NFP
Degrees Awarded (details below): B, M, D, 1st prof


Stipulations on Affiliation Status:
None.
Approval of New Degree Sites:
Prior Commission approval required except for Executive MBA sites in Toronto, Canada; Tel Aviv, Israel; Vallendar, Germany; and Hong Kong, China and for the Master of Laws site in Seoul, South Korea.
Approval of Distance Education Degrees:
No prior approval required for online Master’s degree programs offered through the School of Continuing Studies.
Reports Required:
None.
Other Visits Scheduled:
Focused Visit-Requested: 2009 - 2010; A visit focused on the institution's request to offer a bachelor's program in communications in Qatar.



Enrollment Headcount (last updated: 04/13/2009)
  Full-Time                       Part-Time
Undergraduate: 8341   363
Graduate: 6249   2118
Post-baccalaureate First Professional: 1494   5



Other Headcounts (last updated: 04/13/2009)
       
Non-Credit headcount:   721  
Dual enrollment (high school) programs:   0  



Degree Programs (last updated: 04/13/2009)
  Programs Offered   Degrees Awarded in Last Reported Year
Associate Degrees 0   0
Bachelors Degrees 106   2037
Masters Degrees 137   2805
Specialist Degrees 0   0
First Professional Degrees 2   438
Doctoral Degrees 77   438
 
Certificate Programs (last updated: 04/13/2009)
  Programs Offered   Certificates Awarded in Last Reported Year
Certificates 26   94


Off-Campus Activities (last updated: 04/13/2009) Click here for definitions...

In-State:   Campuses:   Chicago (Chicago downtown campus)
         
    Sites:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Sites:   Coral Gables, FL (Kellogg School of Management Miami Campus)
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-U.S.:   Campuses:   None
         
    Sites:   Toronto, ON, Canada (Kellog-Schulich Executive MBA Program) ; Hong Kong, China (Kellogg HKUST) ; Vallendar, Germany (Kellogg WHU) ; Tel Aviv, Israel (Kellogg Recanati International Executive MBA) ; Seoul, Korea, South (Executive LLM)
         
    Course Locations:   Doha, Qatar (Education City)


Distance Learning (last updated: 04/13/2009)

This listing is limited to programs that are delivered 100% asynchronously.
Master of Science in Medical Informatics (Internet)
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