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Rank #751Updated November 10, 2026

northwestern.edu

Northwestern University

The site runs on Google Hosted Libraries, jQuery, Swiper and 2 other technologies. Its email security grade is D. Its SSL certificate is issued by Internet2 and is valid for 138 more days.

Domain age
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Technologies
5
Email security
D
SSL days left
138

DNS records

TypeValueTTL
A129.105.136.4815
MXchcspprf12.ads.northwestern.edu 1060
MXchcspprf11.ads.northwestern.edu 1060
MXchcspprf10.ads.northwestern.edu 1060
MXevcspprf11.ads.northwestern.edu 1060
MXevcspprf10.ads.northwestern.edu 1060
MXevcspprf12.ads.northwestern.edu 1060
NScicada.northwestern.edu14400
NSaccuvax.northwestern.edu14400
TXT1password-site-verification=2HEV2OXQFJE55O4XLNVVLCVMLA900
TXT1password-site-verification=5LTWPARKRBBYFFHRDL5FNG6XPU900
TXT1password-site-verification=5BFPFETXOFGHXJ4RLIUXMOWWAQ900
TXT1password-site-verification=XBTJB3U3IFGHPEWXCACUAXB77U900
TXT1password-site-verification=SD2NGGG6C5E4LDJHRTQAFXA6MQ900
TXT1password-site-verification=ICSJFLU7YNDGRGECMZAHXFGKTI900
TXT1password-site-verification=BR3MWXAWFNE27AURQLQ63WDRJI900
TXT1password-site-verification=AKOZ2FA4KVDZVB2WIBPWNZPYMA900
TXT1password-site-verification=CGRE2PDYLRBOPFFIW46T6ITZYI900
TXT1password-site-verification=3MYXZ6SK4JE45IZ5FAXBDR7LD4900
TXT1password-site-verification=37SGZIVTRVEL5DQTSUWO3L5NGE900
TXT1password-site-verification=F2YH372MGFEDZNBWE3RRX2M3HQ900
AAAA2620:10d:2060:1130::113

Technology stack

CDN
Google Hosted Libraries
JavaScript library
jQuerySwiper
Tag manager
Google Tag Manager
Web server
Apache HTTP Server

Analytics and advertising IDs

google_tag_manager:GTM-K9DFPB5

SSL certificate

ValidValid
IssuerUS, InCommon Intermediate CA - DVG2C, Internet2
ExpiresMarch 28, 2027
Days remaining138
ProtocolTLSv1.2
Nameswww.it.northwestern.edu, it.northwestern.edu, www.admindash.northwestern.edu, admindash.northwestern.edu, www.adminplan.crown.northwestern.edu, adminplan.crown.northwestern.edu, www.admissions.northwestern.edu, admissions.northwestern.edu, www.artscircle.northwestern.edu, artscircle.northwestern.edu, www.biology.northwestern.edu, biology.northwestern.edu

Email security

DScore 54/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
  • warnSPF ends with ?all, which tells receivers nothing. Use ~all or -all.
  • warnSPF uses 9 of the 10 allowed DNS lookups. Adding another service may break it.
  • warnDMARC policy is none (monitoring only). Spoofed mail is still delivered.
  • warnNo MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection.
  • warnNo TLS-RPT record, so you won't hear about failed encrypted deliveries.
  • warnNo BIMI record (optional: shows your logo next to your emails in supporting inboxes).
  • goodSPF record found.
  • goodDMARC aggregate reports are sent to mailto:[email protected].
  • goodDKIM keys found (selector: selector1, k1, k2, s1, s2, mail).
  • good6 MX record(s) found.

Homepage metadata

TitleNorthwestern University
DescriptionNorthwestern is one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities, located in Evanston, IL. Our highly collaborative environment provides our diverse students and faculty with exceptional opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Languageen
Canonicalhttps://www.northwestern.edu/
IndexableYes
Word count1070

About northwestern.edu

What technology does northwestern.edu use?

We detected 5 technologies on northwestern.edu, including Google Hosted Libraries, jQuery, Swiper, Google Tag Manager, Apache HTTP Server.

Does northwestern.edu protect its email with SPF and DMARC?

northwestern.edu scores 54/100 (grade D) for email security. SPF ends with ?all, which tells receivers nothing. Use ~all or -all. SPF uses 9 of the 10 allowed DNS lookups. Adding another service may break it.

What are the name servers of northwestern.edu?

northwestern.edu uses cicada.northwestern.edu, accuvax.northwestern.edu.