D-Schools 2007

Northwestern University's Kellogg and McCormick Schools

Evanston, Ill.

1,815 graduate students
Business and Engineering

Partnerships
Business: Executives from companies like SCJohnson, Abbott Labs, and Whirlpool are on the Kellogg and McCormick boards, helping develop curricula that match professional practice.
Top Employers: Harley-Davidson

Claim to Fame: Matt Levatich, vice-president of Harley-Davidson, is an alumnus.

Signature Programs: In addition to product design, innovation, and social enterprise classes within its MBA and executive education programs, Northwestern offers a dual degree between its business and engineering schools where students are free to take classes from the full offerings of both fields.