NWU

NWU may mean:


 * Nagoya Women's University, Japan
 * Nara Women's University, Japan
 * National Workers' Union (Dominica)
 * National Workers' Union (Guyana)
 * National Workers Union (Jamaica)
 * National Workers' Union (Trinidad & Tobago)
 * National Writers Union, an American trade union for freelance and contract writers
 * Nebraska Wesleyan University, a private liberal arts college in Lincoln, Nebraska
 * Northwestern University, a research institution in Evanston, Illinois
 * Northwestern University (Philippines), a university in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
 * North-West University, a multi-campus institution in South Africa
 * Northwest University, China, a Chinese university located in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China
 * Wii U, a 2012 Nintendo video game console (as in Nintendo Wii U)
 * Navy Working Uniform, one of the United States Navy's uniforms
 * N.W.U (album), a Japanese-language pop album by South Korean band F.T. Island