Northwestern or North-western or North western may refer to: *

Northwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sep ...

, a direction *

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois ** The Northwestern Wildcats, this school's intercollegiate athletic program ** Northwestern Medicine, an academic medical system comprising: *** Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine ***

Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is a nationally ranked academic medical center located on Northwestern University’s Chicago campus in Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship campus for Northwestern Medicine and the primary ...

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Northwestern College (Iowa) Northwestern College (NWC and informally Northwestern Iowa) is a private Christian liberal arts college in Orange City, Iowa. It is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America and enrolls more than 1,500 students. In addition to approximatel ...

, a small Christian college in Iowa *

University of Northwestern – St. Paul University of Northwestern (UNW) is a private Christian university in Roseville, Minnesota. History It was established in 1902 as ''Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School'' by William Bell Riley, a pastor at First Baptist Churc ...

(formerly Northwestern College), a small Christian college, located in Roseville, Minnesota * The former Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin, which was incorporated into Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota in 1995 *

Northwestern Michigan College Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) is a public community college in Traverse City, Michigan. Founded in 1951, it enrolls nearly 4,000 students. NMC offers associate degrees and professional certificates, bachelor's degrees through the Great La ...

, a small college located in Traverse City, Michigan *

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) is a public university in Alva, Oklahoma, with satellite campuses in Enid, Oklahoma, Enid and Woodward, Oklahoma, Woodward. It offers both bachelor's and master's degrees. History In 1897, a normal ...

in Alva, Oklahoma * Northwestern State University, in Natchitoches, Louisiana *

Northwestern California University School of Law Northwestern California University School of Law is an online-based law school in Sacramento, California, founded in 1982. It is accredited by the State Bar of California, and is approved to award the Juris Doctor degree upon completion and grad ...

, an online based law school in Sacramento, California *

Northwestern Polytechnic University Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU) is a private, non profit university in Fremont, California. Founded in 1984, the university awards bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science, engineering, technology and management programs. ...

in Fremont, California

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Northwestern High School (disambiguation) Northwestern High School may refer to: *Miami Northwestern Senior High School in Miami, Florida *Northwestern High School, in Sciota, Illinois, which was consolidated into West Prairie High School *Northwestern High School (Illinois) in Palmyra, Il ...

, a number of high schools in the United States

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* Northwestern United States, a region of the United States of America *

North Western Oklahoma City The Western Avenue District of Oklahoma City is a district along Western Avenue stretching roughly from NW 30th to Wilshire Blvd, near the suburb of Nichols Hills. The area is home to several restaurants, shops, and businesses that are unique to Ok ...

, a district of Oklahoma City around Western Avenue *

North West Province, South Africa North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...

, a province of South Africa *

North Western Province, Sri Lanka North Western Province ( si, වයඹ පළාත ''Wayamba Paḷāta'', ta, வட மேல் மாகாணம் ''Vada Mael Mākāṇam'') is a province of Sri Lanka. The province consists of the districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam. It ...

, a province of Sri Lanka * North-Western Province, Zambia, one of Zambia's ten provinces * Northwestern Federal District, Russia *

Northwestern Krai Northwestern Krai (russian: links=no, Северо-Западный край) was a ''krai'' of the Russian Empire (unofficial subdivision) in the territories of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania (present-day Belarus and Lithuania). The adminis ...

, a subdivision of Imperial Russia *

North-Western Territory The North-Western Territory was a region of British North America extant until 1870 and named for where it lay in relation to Rupert's Land. Due to the lack of development, exploration, and cartographic limits of the time, the exact boundarie ...

, a Hudson's Bay Company region, precursor to today's Northwest Territories though including what is now Yukon Territory *

North-Western Provinces The North-Western Provinces was an administrative region in British India. The North-Western Provinces were established in 1836, through merging the administrative divisions of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. In 1858, the nawab-ruled kingdom ...

, an administrative region in British India

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, a nationally ranked academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois *

Northwestern Station The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center (; formerly Chicago and North Western Terminal) is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the terminus for the three commuter rail lines of Metra's Union Pacific District to Chica ...

in Chicago, Illinois * The

Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...

* The ''

Oshkosh Northwestern The ''Oshkosh Northwestern'' is a daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The ''Northwestern'' was owned by the Schwalm and Heaney families until 1998, when it was sold to Ogden Newspapers; Ogden traded the paper to Thomson Newspapers two ...

'', a daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin *

FV Northwestern F/V ''Northwestern'' is an Alaskan crab, Pacific cod, and salmon tendering commercial fishing vessel featured in the Discovery Channel series '' Deadliest Catch''. To date the ''Northwestern'' is the only vessel to have featured on all 18 se ...

crab fishing vessel featured on ''Deadliest Catch'' *

The Northwestern (band) The Northwestern were an English indie rock band, formed by former Hope of the States members Sam Herlihy and Simon Jones Their first full tour commenced on 29 May 2009, playing eleven shows across the UK. Their debut single "Telephones" / "A ...

, a British rock band *

Northwestern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is a genre in various arts that tell stories set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska. It is similar to the Western genre, but ...

, a genre of literature and film depicting Westerns set in Canada and Alaska *

North Western Road Car Company (1923) The North Western Road Car Company was a bus company in Stockport, England, formed in 1923 from the existing bus services of the British Automobile Traction Company Limited (itself a subsidiary of the British Electric Traction Company Limited) ...

, the historic 1923-1974 bus company based in Stockport, England * North Western Road Car Company (1986), the historic 1986-1997 bus company based in Liverpool, England * North Western Railway (disambiguation)

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