Northwestern University combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment, providing students & faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth. Academic programs are offered through 12 distinct schools & colleges. Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University’s undergraduate programs among the best in the country. Among graduate programs, the Kellogg School of Management regularly ranks among the top five business schools in the country for both its traditional curriculum and its executive master’s program. U.S. News & World Report 2013 rankings placed Northwestern’s School of Law 12th, the Feinberg School of Medicine 18th.