Midwestern University (MWU) is a graduate degree-granting institution specializing in the health sciences with eight colleges and two campuses. The Illinois campus, located on a 105-acre (0.42 km) site in Downers Grove, is home to more than 2,082 students and four colleges: the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Chicago College of Pharmacy, the College of Health Sciences, and the College of Dental Medicine-Illinois (CDMI). The Arizona campus, located on a 144-acre (0.58 km) site in Glendale, is home to more than 2,079 students and five colleges: the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Pharmacy-Glendale, the College of Health Sciences, the College of Dental Medicine, and the Arizona College of Optometry. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Due to overwhelming support from the student-body of the Glendale AZ campus, The Honey Badger has been named the unofficial mascot of Midwestern Univ-Glendale. The unofficial mascot of the Downers Grove campus is the Fighting Geese.