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Northern Illinois University
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Next week we will be visiting NIU. Take a moment to learn more about the school and be sure to write down any questions that you may have to ask them next week.
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NIU HISTORY Northern became Northern Illinois State College on July 1, 1955, and Northern Illinois University on July 1, 1957. The Illinois General Assembly granted NIU its own governing board in 1996.
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NIU FACTS Date Chartered: 1895
Total Student Enrollment: 19,015
- Undergraduate: 14,079
- Graduate: 4,672
- College of Law: 264
Undergraduate: - 57 undergraduate majors
- 73 undergraduate minors
- 88 emphases
- 6 pre-professional programs
Graduate: - 69 graduate programs (excluding law)
- 66 specializations
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ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENT
990 SAT*/19 ACT
2.75* cumulative GPA or top 50% of class - OR -
1140 SAT*/ 23 ACT
2.5* cumulative GPA or top 66% of class
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Be sure to take the survey to earn full credit!!
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FCEA programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Education |
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