• Facts at a Glance
• Academic Information
• Student Profile
• Athletics

• Tuition & Fees
• History
• Governing Structure
• Distances

Date Chartered: 1895

Location: DeKalb (population 44,098); 65 miles west of Chicago

Alumni of Record: 225,000

Total Student Enrollment: 21,869

• Undergraduate: 16,552
• Graduate: 4,984
• College of Law: 333

Total Faculty/Staff: 4,648

• Instructional faculty: 1,185
• Administrative and professional staff: 1,000
• Operating staff: 2,463

Student/Instructional Faculty Ratio: 18:1

Campus Size:

• DeKalb main campus: 756 acres; 64 major buildings
• Lorado Taft Field Campus (near Oregon, Illinois): 144 acres
• NIU Rockford: 10 acres
• NIU Hoffman Estates: 3.93 acres, plus an additional land donation of 20 acres
• NIU Naperville: 11.2 acres

Student Housing Capacity: 6,000 (on campus)

Radio Stations: WNIJ 89.5 FM, 50,000 watts; WNIU 90.5 FM (National Public Radio); WKDI 93.5 FM (student operated)

College Structure: Seven (7) degree-granting colleges—Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts

Number of academic departments: 39

Degrees offered (24): Au.D., B.A., B.F.A., B.G.S., B.M., B.S., B.S.Ed., D.P.T., Ed.D., Ed.S., J.D., M.A., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.F.A., M.M., M.P.A., M.P.H., M.S., M.S.Ed., M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching), M.S.T. (Master of Science in Taxation), M.S.T. (Master of Science in Teaching), Ph.D.

Undergraduate:

• 57 undergraduate majors
• 71 undergraduate minors
• 85 emphases
• 8 pre-professional programs

Graduate:

• 80 graduate programs
• 54 specializations

Enrollment

• Undergraduate: 16,552
• Graduate: 4984
• College of Law: 333
• Total: 21,869

Average Student Age

• Undergraduate: 22
• Graduate: 32

Degrees Awarded, 2011–12 Academic Year

• Undergraduate: 3,972
• Graduate: 1,561
• J.D. Professional/Law:  93
• Doctorate:  108
• Total: 5,734

International Students

685 international students from 116 different countries

Ethnic/Racial Categories–Undergraduate

• White: 61.3%
• Black: 16.3%
• Hispanic/Latino: 11.7%
• Asian: 4.9%
• Race Unknown: 2%
• 2 or more races: 2.4% 
• Non-res. Alien: 1.2%
• Native American: less than 1%
• Native Hawaiian: less than 1%      

Male/Female Categories

• Undergraduate: 49.8% male; 50.2% female
• Graduate: 42.0% male; 58.0% female 

Average High School Class Rank and ACT Score

• High School Class Rank (percentile) for NIU freshmen: 61.9
• High School Grade Point Average for NIU freshmen: 3.11
• ACT Score for NIU freshmen: 22
• ACT Score for high school graduates (national average): 21.1

National Affiliation: NCAA Division 1

Conference Affiliation: Mid-American Conference

Men: baseball, basketball, football*, golf, soccer, tennis, wrestling

Women: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, indoor/outdoor track and field

*Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Status

Athletic Colors: Cardinal and black. In all printed materials pertaining to NIU intercollegiate athletics, cardinal is defined as ink color PMS 200.

Mascot: The mascot for all NIU athletic teams is the Huskie.

Athletic Department Logo: The Huskie logo is a licensed property of NIU; its use is restricted to promoting sports activities.

Chartered: 1895 - Northern Illinois State Normal School

Classes started:  September 12, 1899

Name changes:

• 1921 - Northern Illinois State Teachers College
• 1955 - Northern Illinois State College
• 1957 - Northern Illinois University

Presidents:

1. John W. Cook, July 1899–August 1919
2. J. Stanley Brown, August 1919–July 1927
3. J. Clifton Brown, July 1927–August 1929
4. Karl L. Adams, October 1929–December 1948 (died in office)
5. Leslie A. Holmes, February 1949–September 1967
6. Rhoten A. Smith, September 1967–August 1971
7. Richard J. Nelson, August 1971–February 1978
   William R. Monat (acting), February 1978–July 1978
8. William R. Monat, July 1978–September 1984
   John E. La Tourette (acting), September 1984–July 1985
9. Clyde J. Wingfield, July 1985–May 1986
10. John E. La Tourette, May 1986–May 2000
11. John G. Peters, June 2000–present

Members

• Robert T. Boey, Sycamore
• John R. Butler, Chicago
• Cherilyn G. Murer, Homer Glen
• Wheeler G. Coleman, Chicago
• Robert T. Marshall, Jr., Park Forest
• Marc J. Strauss, DeKalb
• Anthony A. Iosco, Elk Grove Village
• Elliot Echols (student trustee)
• Pres. John G. Peters, Ex Officio (Nonvoting)

Board Staff

• Steve Cunningham, acting treasurer
• Anne C. Kaplan, assistant secretary/assistant treasurer
• Kathryn A. Buettner, second assistant secretary
• Jerry Blakemore, general counsel and board of trustees parliamentarian