Institutional Accreditation

Northwestern University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
It has 11 programmatic accredited programs and 1 accredited internship/residency programs. You can check each accredited program below.
In addition, 3 campuses of Northwestern University has additional institutional and/or programmatic accredited programs.
Institutional Accreditation of Northwestern University
Accrediting AgencyAccreditation StatusPeriods
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited1/1/1913 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Northwestern Campuses Accreditation

Programmatic Accreditation at Northwestern University

Accreditor: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programsAccredited2/11/1970 - 4/1/2002
Clinical doctoral program in AudiologyAccredited11/1/2002 - Current
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAccredited2/11/1970 - Current

Accreditor: American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited5/16/1986 - Current
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited3/3/1988 - Current

Accreditor: American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Law (LAW) - Professional schoolsAccredited1/1/1923 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Accreditor: Liaison Committee on Medical Education

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degreeAccredited7/1/1942 - Current

Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation

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)

Accreditor: American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapistAccredited2/28/1928 - Current

Accreditor: Council on Education for Public Health

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public healthAccredited6/10/2000 - Current

Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation

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 at Northwestern University

Accreditor: American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

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