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