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Find whatyou’recapable of.

At Northstar, education is not simply something you receive. It is something you build, question, test, and take into the world.

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Est.
1968
Students
37,420
Programs
142
Countries
86
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Where do you
want to go?

Your journey starts with a question.

Six steps · scroll →

  1. Hand writing notes on paper

    01 / 06

    Question

    Every degree here starts the same way: with something you don’t know yet.

    the best questions are slightly annoying

  2. A long library aisle

    02 / 06

    Explore

    Take a course outside your major in your first year. Wander on purpose.

    try the thing you’re bad at

  3. A small seminar discussion

    03 / 06

    Learn

    Seminars small enough that you can’t hide at the back of the room.

    ask the second question

  4. Technical drawings on a drafting table

    04 / 06

    Create

    Workshops, labs and studios stay open late. The building is the textbook.

    prototype #14 — it finally works

  5. Students working together at a laptop

    05 / 06

    Connect

    Find the people who argue with you best, then build something together.

    same table, every Thursday

  6. Graduates throwing caps in the air

    06 / 06

    Lead

    Leave with work you can point to, not just a transcript.

    next: ?

Nine buildings.
One quad.

An illustrated plan of the campus. Walk it stop by stop, or pick a building below to step inside.Take the full tour →

Buildings · 9

One day.
A thousand possibilities.

07:00

Morning

The café opens before the library does.

07:00Drag through the day23:00

What do you
want to build?

15 sample programs from a fictional catalogue. Filter by level, field, campus and length.

15 programs

Knowledge has
no finish line.

Every project here follows the same path, from a question to something nobody knew before. Pick a field.

Large 3D letters spelling AI
01 · AI

Notebook · AISample project

  1. question

    Can a model tell you when it is unsure?

  2. hypothesis

    Keeping annotator disagreements in the training data teaches it calibrated doubt.

  3. experiment

    Two models, the same images. One trained with the disagreements left in.

  4. data
    Errors caught by the model, per 100 (illustrative)
  5. discovery

    The model trained on disagreement flags more of its own mistakes.

Virtual lab · Materials

Learning by doing.

Grow a crystal sample. Change the conditions and watch what forms under the microscope.

Crystals
30
Mean size
170 µm
Order
High

Educational simulation with made-up rules, not a real scientific model.

Sample NS-07 · ×400

Learn from people who are still learning.

Every professor here still runs a project. Open a profile to see what they are working on.

Fictional profiles · stock photography

Learning doesn’t
stop at 5 pm.

01 · Sport

Faster than the 9 am.

Football, basketball, athletics, swimming and tennis, for every level from first-timer to first team.

Courts
6
Track
400m
Pool
25m

Illustrative facilities

A basketball dropping through a hoop under arena lights
A crowd with raised hands at a concert

02 · Music

Rehearsal room to main stage.

Choirs, bands and an orchestra, with practice rooms you can book until midnight.

03 · Art

Paint first. Explain later.

Open studios, a print room and a student gallery that changes every month.

Friends sitting together outdoors
A guitar in a practice room
A club meeting around a table

04 · Clubs

Find your people.

  • Rowing ClubSportDawn sessions on the river, all levels.
  • Climbing SocietySportWall nights twice a week, trips at weekends.
  • Hack NightTechBuild something in four hours. Pizza included.
  • Robotics TeamTechCompetition robots, built in the Engineering workshop.
  • Life DrawingArtThursday evenings in the Arts studios.
  • Print CollectiveArtZines, posters and a riso printer.
  • Chamber ChoirMusicAuditions each term. Concerts in the Auditorium.
  • Jazz BandMusicOpen rehearsals in the Union hall.
  • Board Game SocietySocialThree hundred games and a lot of tea.
  • Debating SocietyAcademicWeekly motions and a national competition team.
  • Astronomy SocietyAcademicRoof observatory on clear nights.
  • International Food ClubCulturalA different kitchen every fortnight.

Sample clubs · fictional

Your next chapter
starts here.

Start your application →Estimate your costs →

  1. Step 01

    Explore

    Browse programs, come to an open day, ask us anything.

  2. Step 02

    Choose

    Pick up to three programs. You can change your mind later.

  3. Step 03

    Apply

    One online form, a personal statement and your records.

  4. Step 04

    Review

    A real person reads every application, start to finish.

  5. Step 05

    Decision

    You hear from us by the decision date, by email and post.

  6. Step 06

    Arrive

    Welcome week: keys, timetables, and your first walk across the quad.

What we’ll ask for.

All applicants

One online form with your details, program choices and education history. Takes about 40 minutes and saves as you go.

Dates to keep.

Sample cycle · September 2027 entry

  • Application opens

    15 Sept 2026

     

  • Scholarship deadline

    15 Jan 2027

     

  • Application deadline

    31 Jan 2027

     

  • Decision date

    1 Apr 2027

     

  • Term start

    20 Sept 2027

     

Invest in possibility.

Estimate a year at Northstar, including scholarships. Pick a program and how you’ll live.

Fee status
Residence

Estimated cost per year

$23,050

≈ $92,200 over 4 years

Tuition
$10,450
Scholarship
$0
Housing
$8,400
Living
$4,200

Estimate only. Sample figures for a fictional university, not real fees. Actual tuition, housing and award amounts are published each year and depend on eligibility.

  • You explored
  • You questioned
  • You discovered
  • You found your path

Ready to begin?

Start your application →Book a campus visit →

Deadlines and requirements are published each admissions cycle.

What will you discover?

Find what you’re capable of.

Northstar University

Begin your journey →

Your next chapter starts here.