The university was established in 1851 . There are 21208 students in Northwestern University . The university is of Private research university type . Evanston, Illinois, U.S. is the location of this university . Northwestern University has 3401 academic staff . The second in head after the president of this university is Jonathan Holloway . The academic affiliations of Northwestern University is AAU , BTAA,URA , NAICU , COFHE , IAMSCU . The mascot of this university is Willie the Wildcat . There are 8353 undergraduate students in Northwestern University . The president of this university is Morton O. Schapiro . The colors of this university are purple,white . The campus of university is 240 acres,97 ha (urban) . The sport affiliations of Northwestern University is NCAA Division I – Big Ten . The university was endowed $11.014 billion . The nicknames of the students from this university are Wildcats . Northwestern University has Quaecumque sunt vera (Latin),Ὁ Λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας—Ho logos pleres charitos kai aletheias (Greek),"Whatsoever things are true" (Philippians 4:8 AV),"The word full of grace and truth" (Gospel of John 1:14) as their motto . This university has a website named northwestern.edu . There are 12855 postgraduate students in Northwestern University
12855 postgraduates study at Northwestern University