Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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President
Michael H. Schill
- University President
Updated on 07/02/2025
Administration
Michael H. Schill
- President and Professor
Kathleen Hagerty
- Provost
Julie Allen
- Board Secretary and Advisor to the President
Emily Babb
- Associate Vice President for Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance
Susan M. Davis
- Vice President for Student Affairs
Amanda Distel
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Amy Falls
- Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Luke Figora
- Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Lorraine Goffe
- Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
Derrick Gragg
- Vice President for Athletic Strategy
Stephanie Graham
- Vice President and General Counsel
Dévora Grynspan
- Vice President for International Relations
Mark Jackson
- Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation
Stacey Kostell
- Vice President and Dean of Enrollment
Jennifer L. Kunde
- Interim Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations
David A. Lively
- Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development
Michelle Manno
- Associate Provost for Community Enrichment
Eric Neilson
- Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of Feinberg School of Medicine
Eric Perreault
- Vice President for Research
Sean Reynolds
- Vice President for Technology and Chief Information Officer
Greg Stripp
- Chief of Staff
Jon Yates
- Vice President for Global Marketing and Communications
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
- Dean, School of Education and Social Policy
Francesca Cornelli
- Dean, Kellogg School of Management
Thomas F. Gibbons
- Dean, School of Professional Studies
Jonathan Bailey Holland
- Dean, Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music
E. Patrick Johnson
- Dean, School of Communication
Marwan M. Kraidy
- Dean, Northwestern University in Qatar
Kelly Mayo
- Dean, The Graduate School
Eric G. Neilson
- Dean, Feinberg School of Medicine
Hari Osofsky
- Dean, Pritzker School of Law
Adrian W. B. Randolph
- Dean, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Christopher Schuh
- Dean, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Xuemao Wang
- Dean, Libraries
Charles Whitaker
- Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
Updated on 07/02/2025
Board
Wendy D. Abrams
- Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Eleven Eleven Foundation
José (Joe) E. Almeida
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Baxter International
Courtney D. Armstrong
- Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Pictures
Peter J. Barris
- Chairman Emeritus, New Enterprise Associates
Alicia Boler Davis
- Chief Executive Officer, Alto Pharmacy
Christine E. Brennan
- Sports Columnist and Commentator, USA Today, ABC News, CNN, and NPR
Steven A. Cahillane
- Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kellanova
Du H. Chai
- Managing Director, Horsley Bridge Partners
Howard B. Chrisman
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Frank D. Cohen
- Senior Managing Director, Real Estate, Blackstone
Deborah L. DeHaas
- Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Leadership Center
James A. DeNaut
- Managing Partner, Sea Court Capital
Tarek Elmasry
- Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
D. Cameron Findlay
- Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Archer Daniels Midland Company
Valerie J. Friedman
- Principal, Bracebridge Capital, LLC
Larry W. Gies
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Madison Industries
Robert M. Hayward
- Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
David Helfand
- Chairman and President, Equity Commonwealth
Bridgette P. Heller
- Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation
Jay C. Hoag
- CoFounder and General Partner, Technology Crossover Ventures
Adam L. Hoeflich
- Partner, Bartlit Beck LLP
Jane S. Hoffman
- Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Lynn A. Hopton Davis
- Co-Founder and Managing Partner, HalseyPoint Asset Management LLC
Yie-Hsin Hung
- President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Global Advisors
David G. Kabiller
- Co-Founder, AQR Capital Management
Jack Kang
- Senior Manager, Wabtec Corporation
Adam R. Karr
- President and Portfolio Manager, Orbis Investment Management (U.S.), L.P.
Melih Z. Keyman
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Keytrade AG
Harreld N. Kirkpatrick III
- Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Vistria Group
John Z. Kukral
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwood Investors, LLC
Ellen Kullman
- Executive Chair, Carbon
April McClain-Delaney
- Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Kristin A. McDonnell
- Managing Partner and Founder, Menlo Group
Thomas K. Montag
- Chief Executive Officer, Rubicon Carbon
Milton M. Morris
- Principal, MEHL BioMedical, LLC
Wendy M. Nelson
- Chair, Carlson Family Foundation
Pin Ni
- President, Wanxiang America Corporation
Tara M. Peters
- Artist
Jane DiRenzo Pigott
- Managing Director, R3 Group LLC
Brian S. Posner
- President, Point Rider Group (UK) Ltd / Point Rider Group LLC
Paula B. Pretlow
- Independent Board Director
Rodney Priestley
- Dean of the Graduate School, Princeton University
Purnima Puri
- Managing Director, Highbridge Principal Strategies LLC
Kimberly Querrey
- Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Shore Private Capital
Michael A. Reinsdorf
- President and Chief Operating Officer, Chicago Bulls
Annette P. Rippert
- Retired Group Chief Executive, Accenture LLP
Virginia Rometty
- Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, IBM Corporation
Patrick G. Ryan Jr.
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, INCISENT Labs Group
David A. Sachs
- Partner and Co-Founder, Ares Management Corporation
Michael J. Sacks
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GCM Grosvenor
E. Scott Santi
- Non-Executive Chairman, Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Muneer A. Satter
- Chairman, Satter Investment Management, LLC
Michael Schill
- President, Northwestern University
Paul J. Schneider
- Principal, Schneider
Gordon I. Segal
- Executive Chairman, Prairie Management Group
Michael S. Shannon
- Chairman, KSL Capital Partners
Gwynne E. Shotwell
- President and Chief Operating Officer, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
Emily Heisley Stoeckel
- Chairman, The Heico Companies LLC
Timothy P. Sullivan
- Co-President, Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Charles A. Tribbett III
- Vice Chairman, Russell Reynolds Associates
Mark R. Walter
- Chief Executive Officer, Guggenheim Capital LLC
Sona Wang
- Managing Director, CimWeek Partners LLC
Joey Wat
- Chief Executive Officer, Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Michael R. Wilbon
- ESPN/PTI
Jianming Yu
- Director, New Horizon Capital
Updated on 07/02/2025
Rankings
- National Universities: #6
- Best Value Schools: #15
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #16
- Biomedical: #11
- Industrial / Manufacturing: #6
- Materials: #7
- Psychology Programs: #8
- Economics: #8
- Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects: #36
- Best Undergraduate Teaching: #21
- Most Innovative Schools: #63
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #82 Source
Mission And History
- Mission: (No data available)
- History
- Fast Facts
Accreditations
- University: Northwestern University
- Accrediting Organization: Higher Learning Commission
- Accreditation Granted Date: 1913-01-01
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2015-07-01
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2025-04-28
Strategic Goals
- Discover: We will work together through research and innovation to create solutions to problems that will improve lives, communities, and the world.
- Integrate: We will, more than ever before, integrate student learning with experiences in the world beyond the classroom.
- Connect: We will close the gap between intentions and outcomes to connect individuals from widely diverse backgrounds and life experiences to a truly inclusive community.
- Engage: We will, through strategic partnerships, engage locally, nationally, and internationally to heighten our global impact for the greater good.
- Full Plan
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour
- Annual Security And Safety
- Peer Institution
Updated on 07/02/2025