Question: What is the meaning of the Latin phrase on Northwestern's seal?
Answer: Whatsoever things are true

Question: What does the Greek phrase that is inscribed on the pages of an open book on the seal mean?
Answer: The Word full of grace and truth

Question: What color besides purple is often considered an official color of Northwestern?
Answer: white

Question: How did Northwestern create 84 additional acres in the 1960's?
Answer: by means of a lakefill in Lake Michigan

Question: Which campus holds the undergraduate schools, the Graduate school, and the Kellogg school of Management?
Answer: Evanston

Question: What is noticably different between Northwestern's North and South Campuses?
Answer: atmospheres

Question: Which campus is home to the fraternity quads?
Answer: North Campus

Question: Which campus is home to the music and art buildings?
Answer: South Campus

Question: What is the name of the Chicago Transit Authority's elevated train through Evanston?
Answer: the Purple Line

Question: What was Chicago's Purple Line train route named after?
Answer: Northwestern's school color

Question: Which train stations are within walking distance of the southern end of campus?
Answer: Foster and Davis

Question: Which train station is close to the northern end of campus?
Answer: Noyes

Question: What is the name of Northwestern's football stadium?
Answer: Ryan Field

Question: In 1920, how many acres were purchased for $8 million for a new central Chicago campus?
Answer: 8.5

Question: What style did architect James Gamble Rogers use for the principal buildings on the new Chicago campus?
Answer: collegiate gothic

Question: Who donated $8 million in 1923 for the construction of the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building?
Answer: Mrs. Montgomery Ward

Question: What two schools were housed in the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building?
Answer: medical and dental

Question: Which building became the first university skyscraper in the U.S.?
Answer: Montgomery Ward Memorial Building

Question: What branch did Northwestern open in Education City, Doha, Qatar?
Answer: NU-Q

Question: What bachelor's degree is offered at NU-Q through the Medill School of Journalism?
Answer: journalism

Question: Who provided the funding for the construction and administrative costs for NU-Q?
Answer: The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development

Question: How long is the NU-Q branch of Northwestern scheduled to operate through an agreement in 2016?
Answer: through the 2027-2028 academic year

Question: What bachelor's degree is offered at NU-Q through the School of Communication?
Answer: journalism

Question: In 2009, who named Northwestern as one of the top 10 universities in the country in purchasing renewable energy?
Answer: Green Power Partnership

Question: How much of the university's total annual electric bill is represented by the green power commitment?
Answer: 30 percent

Question: What grade was given to Northwestern on the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card  by The Sustainable Endowments Institute?
Answer: B-

Question: Which EPA club is Northwestern University included in?
Answer: Green Power Leadership Club

Question: Who sponsored the Green Power Partnership?
Answer: the EPA

Question: What is the required certification for all Northwestern buildings?
Answer: LEED

Question: What percentage of improvement over energy code requirements will be the goal of all new construction and renovations?
Answer: at least a 20%

Question: How many tons of waste are recycled at Northwestern yearly?
Answer: 1,500

Question: How is all university landscape waste used?
Answer: composted

Question: What does the Evanston Campus Framework Plan outline?
Answer: future development of the Evanston Campus

Question: Who governs Northwestern?
Answer: an appointed Board of Trustees

Question: How many members are on Northwestern's Board of Trustees?
Answer: 70

Question: Who does the Board of Trustees delegate it's power to?
Answer: an elected president

Question: How many presidents, excluding interrims, has Northwestern had?
Answer: sixteen

Question: Who has a staff of vice-presidents, directors, and other administrative assistants?
Answer: the president

Question: How many undergraduate programs are offered by Northwestern?
Answer: 124

Question: How many graduate and professional programs are offered by Northwestern?
Answer: 145

Question: How many master's degrees did Northwestern confer during the 2012-2013 school term?
Answer: 3,272

Question: How many doctoral degrees did Northwestern confer during the 2012-2013 school term?
Answer: 565

Question: How many bachelor's degrees did Northwestern confer during the 2012-2013 school term?
Answer: 2,190

Question: Which 4-year program comprises the majority of enrollments at Northwestern?
Answer: full-time undergraduate

Question: Who sets individual degree requirements at Northwestern?
Answer: the faculty of each school

Question: How many quarters are undergraduates required to complete on campus to graduate?
Answer: at least twelve

Question: How many courses do undergrads typically take each quarter?
Answer: four

Question: How many weeks is one academic quarter at Northwestern?
Answer: approximately 10

Question: What was the total undergrad tuition for the 2012/2013 school year?
Answer: $61,240

Question: On what basis does Northwestern award financial aid?
Answer: need

Question: What percentage of the June 2010 graduates received federal or private loans?
Answer: Approximately 44

Question: What was the average debt for the June 2010 graduates?
Answer: $17,200

Question: How much financial aid did Northwestern process for the 2009-2010 academic year?
Answer: in excess of $472 million

Question: In the fall of 2014, which school did 40.6% of undergraduates enroll in?
Answer: Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Question: In the fall of 2014, which school did 21.3% of undergraduates enroll in?
Answer: McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Question: In the fall of 2014, which school did 14.3% of undergraduates enroll in?
Answer: School of Communication

Question: In the fall of 2014, which school did 11.7% of undergraduates enroll in?
Answer: Medill School of Journalism

Question: In the fall of 2014, which school did 5.7% of undergraduates enroll in?
Answer: Bienen School of Music

Question: How selective are admissions at Northwestern characterized by U.S. News & World Report?
Answer: most selective

Question: What percentage of applications were admitted for the undergraduate class entering in 2016?
Answer: 10.7%

Question: What percentage of freshman students enrolling in the class of 2019 ranked in the top 10% of their high school class?
Answer: 91%

Question: For freshman enrolling in the class of 2019, what was the interquartile range on the SAT for critical reading?
Answer: 690–760

Question: For freshman enrolling in the class of 2019, what was the interquartile range on the SAT for math?
Answer: 710-800

Question: What City College initiative did Northwestern announce signing on with in 2016?
Answer: the Chicago Star Partnership

Question: Who encouraged local universities to increase opportunities for students in the public school districts?
Answer: Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Question: Through the Chicago Star Partnership, what is provided to students from Chicago public schools that meet further educational criteria?
Answer: scholarships

Question: Which mayor influenced the Chicago Star Partnership?
Answer: Rahm Emanuel

Question: How many libraries are on the Evanston campus?
Answer: four

Question: How many volumes does the University Library contain?
Answer: over 4.9 million

Question: How does the University Library rank among North American university libraries?
Answer: the 30th-largest

Question: What does the Google Book Search project help libraries with?
Answer: digitizing its collections