Northwestern University and Chicago skyline

"Our students really do get the best of both worlds: a dynamic liberal arts college at the heart of a major research university." --Dean Sarah Mangelsdorf

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For starters

  • Small classes with professors who 'wrote the book' on their subjects
  • Opportunities to research real-world problems
  • An astonishing breadth of curricular choices
  • Advisers who really get to know you
  • A chance to take classes in Northwestern's other award-winning schools
  • A beautiful lakefront campus in a vibrant college town
  • Chicago, one of the world's great cities, is just a short ride away
  • Bonding over Big Ten Sports
  • Our students: welcoming, smart, diverse, fun, energetic and inquisitive
  • Our alumni: engaged in building communities, locally and globally; proud to be 'purple'

Two Weinberg College students, Kira and Nick, share the viewpoints of a freshman and a junior regarding the broad range of offerings at the College, both within and beyond the classroom.

December 21, 2011