Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, with campuses in Chicago, Illinois, and Doha, Qatar, and academic programs/facilities in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California. Composed of twelve schools and colleges, Northwestern offers 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees. It is considered one of the most prestigious universities in the United States, notably in social sciences where it ranks 11th worldwide.