Northwestern University

Northwestern University
Motto	Quaecumque sunt vera (Latin) Ὁ Λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας- Ho logos pleres charitos kai aletheias (Greek)
Motto in English	Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8 AV) The word full of grace and truth (Gospel of John 1:14)
Established	1851
Type	Private
Endowment	US $6.3 billion
President	Morton O. Schapiro
Provost	Daniel I. Linzer
Academic staff	approximately 3,108 full-time faculty
Undergraduates	8,425 (10–11)
Postgraduates	10,759 (10–11)
Location	Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Campus	Evanston main campus, Suburban, 240 acres (97 ha); Chicago campus, Urban, 25 acres (10 ha)
Colors	Purple
Athletics	NCAA Division I, Big Ten Wildcats
Mascot	Willie the Wildcat
Affiliations	Association of American Universities, COFHE
Website	northwestern.edu

Northwestern University is a university in Evanston, Illinois, and Chicago, Illinois. It is very prestigious and selective. It has many people who learn and also people who teach.

The university is known most for providing a strong education in economics (the study of the economy), linguistics (the study of language), political science (the study of politics), and mathematics (the study of numbers).

There is another university in Chicago, the University of Chicago.