Back جامعة شمال إلينوي Arabic قوزئی ایلینوی بیلیم‌یوردو AZB Паўночна-Ілінойскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian Northern Illinois University German Nord-Ilinojsa Universitato Esperanto Universidad del Norte de Illinois Spanish دانشگاه ایلینوی شمالی Persian Université du Nord de l'Illinois French Universidade do Norte de Illinois Galician Northern Illinois University Italian

Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University
Former name
Northern Illinois State School (1895–1921)
Northern Illinois State Teachers College (1921–1955)
Northern Illinois State College (1955–1957)
TypePublic research university
EstablishedMay 22, 1895;
129 years ago (1895-05-22)
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliation
URA
Space-grant
Endowment$99.8 million (2023)[1]
PresidentLisa Freeman
ProvostLaurie Elish-Piper
Students15,649 (fall 2022)[2]
Undergraduates11,429 (fall 2022)[2]
Postgraduates4,220 (fall 2022)[2]
Location
DeKalb
,
Illinois
,
United States
CampusUniversity town;
945.13 acres (382.5 ha)[3]
ColorsCardinal and Black[4]
   
NicknameHuskies
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I — MAC
Websitewww.niu.edu

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with college-educated teachers. In addition to the main campus in DeKalb, it has satellite centers in Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon, Illinois.

The university is composed of seven degree-granting colleges and has a student body of approximately 16,000. NIU is one of seven public universities in Illinois that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's, Division I.[5] The athletic teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2023. Our Financials (Report). NIU Foundation. June 30, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "2022 Fast Facts".
  3. ^ "Northern Illinois University". Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Northern Illinois University Graphic Standards". NIU.edu. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Our Division I Members". NCAA.org. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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