Northwestern University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission. It has 11 programmatic accredited programs and 1 internships/residency accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited1/1/1913 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Law (LAW) - Professional schoolsAccredited1/1/1923 - Current
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapistAccredited2/28/1928 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited5/16/1986 - Current
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited3/3/1988 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programsAccredited2/11/1970 - 4/1/2002
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAccredited2/11/1970 - Current
Clinical doctoral program in AudiologyAccredited11/1/2002 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public healthAccredited6/10/2000 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degreeAccredited7/1/1942 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1928 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1989 - 3/13/2007
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programsAccredited11/16/1999 - Current