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Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian research university located in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. Northwestern's main campus is a 240-acre (97 ha) parcel in Evanston, along the shore of Lake Michigan. Several of Northwestern's professional schools are located in Chicago, on a 25-acre (10 ha) campus near the Magnificent Mile. As of 2006, Northwestern's endowment and other trust funds total approximately $5.9 billion.