Northwestern IT by the Numbers: Information Technology

Northwestern IT by the Numbers

Northwestern IT provides a rich technological environment for the University community through innovative tools and services.

113,000,000 Fraudelant emails blocked per month.
50,000,000 Compute hours per year.
16,000,000 Threats blocked at firewalls per month.
135,000 Unique Net-ID wireless devices.
128,000 Media Recordings.
80,000 wired network ports
65,000 NetIds assigned. 25% Faculty & Staff, 25% Affiliates, 50% Students & Applicants.
58,000 Unique wired devices.
50,000 Unique wireless devices.
6,000 Wireless access points.
5.600 + Servers & Associated devices.
4,200 Central Research Computing users.
2,500 Canvas courses per quarter.
800 Terabytes of data stored/Analyzed.
180 + Countries with connections to the Northwestern network.
130 + Technology-Enhanced learning spaces.
3.0 Petabytes of storage (~25,000 DVRs)
2.75 Average number of devices per person on the wireless network.

Figures as of December 2016.

Last Updated: 27 April 2018