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Welcome.
Although the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has suspended on-campus programming due to coronavirus concerns, we welcome you to watch our , experience our virtual tour, or keep up with us on social media. Effective immediately and until further notice, Northwestern is restricting all visitors coming to campus.
When the campuses reopen to visitors, you can use these pages as a guide to getting around our Evanston and Chicago campuses, home to architecturally significant classroom spaces, cutting-edge labs and studios and more than a dozen libraries.
Getting Around
Walk, bike, drive or take a shuttle. Using these tools can help you navigate.
Tours and Information Sessions
Try student life on for size.
In response to nationwide COVID-19 developments, Northwestern is offering virtual information sessions and student panels.
Segal Visitors Center
Segal Visitors Center is your first stop when visiting our Evanston campus. See all that the center has to offer.
Getting to Evanston
Easily accessible from both O'Hare and Midway airports.
Find driving directions and a number of public transit options.
CTA "El" train
The Evanston campus is on the CTA Purple Line and is close to the Davis, Foster and Noyes stops.
The Foster and Noyes stops are both two and a half blocks west of Sheridan Road.
CTA bus service
- #147 runs from Michigan Avenue to Foster Street in Chicago and then along Sheridan to Howard Station.
- #22 also runs to the Howard Station from the Loop on Clark Street.
- #201 runs from the Howard Station along Ridge Avenue to Davis Street and then continues north on Sheridan Road to Evanston Hospital and Ryan Field.
Metra train
Metra has frequent service to Evanston from Chicago and the northern suburbs on the Union Pacific/North Line.
View the complete schedule the Union Pacific/North Line on the Metra website.
Driving directions
Visit our Driving Directions page for instructions from the north (via I-94), the west/northwest (via I-88, I-90 or I-190), the west/southwest (via I-55 or I-80) or from the south/southeast (via I-94, I-90, I-80 or I-57).