NIU in House District 1

Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Aaron M. Ortiz

•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

46
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
28
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

27
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
172
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
5
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
351
Total Applications

218
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
28
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
7
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 2
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Theresa Mah
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

43
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
27
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

25
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
320
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
22
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
180
Total Applications

113
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
19
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
9
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 3
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Eva Dina Delgado
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

46
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
24
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

26
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
270
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
3
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
297
Total Applications

205
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
33
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
9
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 4
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Delia C. Ramirez
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

30
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
18
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

21
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
463
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 11
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
14
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
157
Total Applications

108
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
16
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
9
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 5
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

56
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
42
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

39
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
645
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
110
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
266
Total Applications

142
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
39
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
7
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 6
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Sonya M. Harper
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

58
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
39
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

38
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
459
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
96
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
271
Total Applications

148
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
29
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
6
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 7
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Emanuel “Chris” Welch
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

118
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
65
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

62
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,186
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 9
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
27
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
229
Total Applications

138
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
41
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
18
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 8
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts La Shawn K. Ford
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

79
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
46
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

48
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
895
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 9
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
14
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
285
Total Applications

160
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
50
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
22
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 9
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Lakesia Collins
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

54
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
34
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

35
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
591
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 7
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
63
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
247
Total Applications

135
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
46
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
3
Undergraduate
6
Graduate
 NIU in House District 10
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jawaharial Williams
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

40
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
27
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

27
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
524
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
21
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
286
Total Applications

167
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
47
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
0
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 11
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Ann M. Williams
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

14
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
3
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

4
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
927
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 7
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
20
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
36
Total Applications

22
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
7
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
1
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 12
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Margaret Croke
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

29
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
11
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

10
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
890
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 12
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
22
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
20
Total Applications

13
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
5
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 13
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Gregory Harris
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

42
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
20
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

21
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
713
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
28
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
122
Total Applications

74
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
15
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
10
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 14
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Kelly M. Cassidy
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

47
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
28
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

26
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
599
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 6
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
32
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
138
Total Applications

82
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
27
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
6
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 15
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts John C. D’Amico
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

63
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
18
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

17
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
907
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
31
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
122
Total Applications

65
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
15
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
13
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 16
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Denyse Stoneback
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

60
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
30
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

28
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
684
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
15
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
165
Total Applications

98
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
22
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
11
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 17
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

54
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
23
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

22
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,226
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 7
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
25
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
84
Total Applications

53
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
13
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
10
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 18
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Robyn Gabel
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

37
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
18
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

19
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
917
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
26
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
60
Total Applications

33
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
13
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
4
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 19
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Lindsey LaPointe
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

58
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
18
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

20
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
711
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 8
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
13
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
128
Total Applications

79
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
16
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
19
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 20
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Bradley Stephens
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

68
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
18
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

19
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,022
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
23
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
133
Total Applications

89
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
25
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
18
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 21
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Edward Gonzalez, Jr.
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

46
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
23
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

27
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
293
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
9
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
219
Total Applications

139
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
40
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
8
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 22
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Michael J. Madigan
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

55
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
35
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

34
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
317
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
10
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
347
Total Applications

235
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
29
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
10
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 23
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Michael J. Zalewski
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

64
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
32
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

32
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
573
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 7
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
17
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
158
Total Applications

98
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
21
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
19
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 24
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Elizabeth Hernandez
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

51
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
28
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

25
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
442
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
9
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
190
Total Applications

113
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
24
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
14
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 25
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Curtis J. Tarver II
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

50
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
29
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

27
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
423
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
23
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
274
Total Applications

151
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
35
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
6
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 26
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Kambium Buckner
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

61
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
49
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

47
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
696
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
42
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
305
Total Applications

171
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
52
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
8
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 27
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Justin Slaughter
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

99
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
70
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

70
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
853
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
21
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
336
Total Applications

187
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
65
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
16
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 28
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Robert Rita
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

107
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
65
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

64
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
726
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
13
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
288
Total Applications

163
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
59
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
16
Undergraduate
5
Graduate
 NIU in House District 29
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Thaddeus Jones
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

155
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
100
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

103
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
700
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
5
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
346
Total Applications

170
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
57
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
29
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 30
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts William Davis
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

110
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
65
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

64
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
639
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
5
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
230
Total Applications

119
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
42
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
22
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 31
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Mary E. Flowers
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

115
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
75
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

77
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
706
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
10
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
333
Total Applications

190
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
58
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
25
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 32
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts André Thapedi
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

81
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
54
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

55
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
389
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
10
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
337
Total Applications

201
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
49
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
17
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 33
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

100
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
66
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

65
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
490
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
6
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
408
Total Applications

233
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
78
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
14
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 34
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Nicholas K. Smith
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

113
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
64
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

61
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
619
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
15
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
308
Total Applications

170
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
77
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
20
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 35
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Frances Ann Hurley
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

83
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
21
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

22
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,529
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
18
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
179
Total Applications

98
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
39
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
19
Undergraduate
5
Graduate
 NIU in House District 36
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Kelly M. Burke
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

78
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
32
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

34
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,207
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
4
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
124
Total Applications

73
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
18
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
22
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 37
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Tim Ozinga
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

135
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
28
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

23
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,227
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
24
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
121
Total Applications

81
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
29
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
34
Undergraduate
7
Graduate
 NIU in House District 38
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Debbie Meyers-Martin
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

155
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
90
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

88
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,055
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
19
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
305
Total Applications

161
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
53
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
26
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 39
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Will Guzzardi
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

42
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
16
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

18
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
389
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
10
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
187
Total Applications

119
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
21
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
7
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 40
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

36
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
12
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

13
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
481
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
17
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
134
Total Applications

70
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
11
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
11
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 41
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Janet Yang Rohr
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

228
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
34
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

39
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,837
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 81
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
88
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
175
Total Applications

127
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
53
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
57
Undergraduate
25
Graduate
 NIU in House District 42
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Amy Grant
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

197
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
45
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

43
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
4,072
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 38
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
66
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
174
Total Applications

116
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
54
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
37
Undergraduate
14
Graduate
 NIU in House District 43
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Anna Moeller
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

246
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
106
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

118
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,482
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 17
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
27
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
290
Total Applications

201
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
98
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
80
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 44
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Fred Crespo
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

290
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
97
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

96
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,988
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 6
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
14
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
245
Total Applications

171
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
79
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
61
Undergraduate
17
Graduate
 NIU in House District 45
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Seth Lewis
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

241
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
66
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

68
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,900
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 9
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
34
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
210
Total Applications

143
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
65
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
63
Undergraduate
11
Graduate
 NIU in House District 46
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Deb Conroy
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

179
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
64
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

67
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,665
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 8
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
69
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
210
Total Applications

137
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
64
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
46
Undergraduate
9
Graduate
 NIU in House District 47
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Deanne M. Mazzochi
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

106
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
29
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

24
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,496
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 19
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
77
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
95
Total Applications

66
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
17
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
31
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 48
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Terra Costa Howard
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

170
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
35
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

39
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,385
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 30
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
82
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
125
Total Applications

87
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
39
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
36
Undergraduate
13
Graduate
 NIU in House District 49
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Maura Hirschauer
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

387
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
99
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

98
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
4,424
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 111

Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
92
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
280
Total Applications

182
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
85
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
90
Undergraduate
24
Graduate
 NIU in House District 50
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Keith R. Wheeler
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

493
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
106
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

102
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
5,335
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 147

Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
71
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
295
Total Applications

205
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
122
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
106
Undergraduate
21
Graduate
 NIU in House District 51
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Chris Bos
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

125
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
11
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

11
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,409
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 6
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
32
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
114
Total Applications

71
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
24
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
22
Undergraduate
14
Graduate
 NIU in House District 52
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Martin McLaughlin
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

276
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
77
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

73
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,597
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 17
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
36
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
250
Total Applications

171
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
85
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
69
Undergraduate
15
Graduate
 NIU in House District 53
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Mark L. Walker
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

123
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
20
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

21
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,761
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 8
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
21
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
162
Total Applications

103
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
47
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
36
Undergraduate
15
Graduate
 NIU in House District 54
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Thomas Morrison
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

192
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
29
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

30
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,377
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 21
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
39
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
201
Total Applications

142
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
75
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
32
Undergraduate
13
Graduate
 NIU in House District 55
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Martin J. Moylan
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

100
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
35
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

31
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,557
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 10
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
63
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
146
Total Applications

94
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
39
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
22
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 56
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Michelle Mussman
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

232
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
64
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

65
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,729
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 12
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
36
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
216
Total Applications

150
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
64
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
49
Undergraduate
16
Graduate
 NIU in House District 57
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jonathan Carroll
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

124
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
43
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

49
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,693
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
16
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
167
Total Applications

117
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
49
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
26
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 58
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Bob Morgan
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

40
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
7
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

7
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,219
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
24
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
46
Total Applications

28
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
10
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
10
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 59
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Daniel Didech
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

88
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
30
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

31
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,910
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
36
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
142
Total Applications

90
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
30
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
24
Undergraduate
11
Graduate
 NIU in House District 60
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Rita Mayfield
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

90
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
57
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

52
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
530
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
4
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
224
Total Applications

163
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
31
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
18
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 61
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Joyce Mason
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

139
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
43
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

36
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,738
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
9
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
173
Total Applications

118
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
31
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
33
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 62
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Sam Yingling
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

142
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
41
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

42
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,782
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
13
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
166
Total Applications

112
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
43
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
33
Undergraduate
7
Graduate
 NIU in House District 63
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Steven Reick
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

256
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
91
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

90
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,844
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 21
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
13
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
186
Total Applications

142
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
79
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
64
Undergraduate
8
Graduate
 NIU in House District 64
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Tom Weber
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

213
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
51
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

53
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,000
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
22
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
139
Total Applications

96
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
51
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
59
Undergraduate
9
Graduate
 NIU in House District 65
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Dan Ugaste
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

512
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
110
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

118
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
5,665
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 124

Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
83
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
302
Total Applications

219
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
122
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
116
Undergraduate
25
Graduate
 NIU in House District 66
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Suzanne Ness
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

466
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
107
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

99
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
4,226
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 30
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
34
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
331
Total Applications

228
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
127
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
122
Undergraduate
22
Graduate
 NIU in House District 67
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Maurice A. West II
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

215
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
90
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

99
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,341
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 26
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
142
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
180
Total Applications

109
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
67
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
55
Undergraduate
10
Graduate
 NIU in House District 68
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Dave Vella
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

306
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
79
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

90
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
4,076
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 57
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
122
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
253
Total Applications

178
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
103
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
76
Undergraduate
15
Graduate
 NIU in House District 69
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Joe Sosnowski
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

429
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
129
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

136
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
4,199
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 76
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
90
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
260
Total Applications

199
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
118
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
121
Undergraduate
18
Graduate
 NIU in House District 70
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jeff Keicher
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

2,224
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
627
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

608
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
8,941
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1,698

Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
572
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
553
Total Applications

423
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
311
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
317
Undergraduate
165
Graduate
 NIU in House District 71
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Tony McCombie
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

115
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
41
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

42
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,448
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
50
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
112
Total Applications

85
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
46
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
35
Undergraduate
10
Graduate
 NIU in House District 72
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Michael Halpin
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

46
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
22
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

22
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
550
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
14
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
30
Total Applications

18
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
7
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
13
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 73
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Ryan Spain
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

59
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
13
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

15
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
705
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
27
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
71
Total Applications

48
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
17
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
18
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 74
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Daniel Swanson
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

63
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
16
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

18
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
749
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
15
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
59
Total Applications

39
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
17
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
21
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 75
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts David A. Welter
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

188
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
61
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

68
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,806
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 18
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
24
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
224
Total Applications

165
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
80
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
40
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 76
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Lance Yednock
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

197
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
65
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

68
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,870
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 11
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
18
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
142
Total Applications

113
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
48
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
48
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 77
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Kathleen Willis
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

80
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
36
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

40
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
526
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
25
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
204
Total Applications

136
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
25
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
14
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 78
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Camille Y. Lilly
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

85
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
32
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

33
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,027
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 23
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
35
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
224
Total Applications

123
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
23
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
17
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 79
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jackie Haas
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

71
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
21
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

23
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
544
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
17
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
98
Total Applications

51
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
20
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
17
Undergraduate
5
Graduate
 NIU in House District 80
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Anthony DeLuca
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

140
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
69
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

66
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,201
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
19
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
254
Total Applications

146
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
47
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
34
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 81
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Anne Stava-Murray
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

178
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
31
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

29
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,552
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 31
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
26
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
139
Total Applications

89
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
32
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
41
Undergraduate
13
Graduate
 NIU in House District 82
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jim Durkin
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

113
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
24
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

25
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,458
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
45
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
101
Total Applications

59
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
20
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
35
Undergraduate
8
Graduate
 NIU in House District 83
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Barbara Hernandez
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

204
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
104
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

102
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,446
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 22
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
88
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
232
Total Applications

160
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
87
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
53
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 84
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Stephanie Kifowit
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

279
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
78
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

82
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,605
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 63
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
54
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
278
Total Applications

173
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
91
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
64
Undergraduate
17
Graduate
 NIU in House District 85
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Dagmara Avelar
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

157
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
67
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

64
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,368
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 7
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
28
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
192
Total Applications

116
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
49
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
43
Undergraduate
7
Graduate
 NIU in House District 86
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

80
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
39
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

38
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
781
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
18
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
158
Total Applications

105
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
44
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
20
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 87
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Tim Butler
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

14
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
3
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

3
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
191
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
16
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
21
Total Applications

9
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
4
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 88
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Keith P. Sommer
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

41
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
9
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

10
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
489
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
16
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
44
Total Applications

30
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
10
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
4
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 89
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Andrew S. Chesney
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

143
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
52
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

49
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
2,489
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 25
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
24
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
162
Total Applications

111
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
59
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
49
Undergraduate
3
Graduate
 NIU in House District 90
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Tom Demmer
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

685
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
200
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

192
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
5,092
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 637

Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
240
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
319
Total Applications

257
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
170
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
177
Undergraduate
42
Graduate
 NIU in House District 91
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Mark Luft
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

16
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
4
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

4
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
209
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
5
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
23
Total Applications

18
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
7
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
6
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 92
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jehan Gordon-Booth
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

37
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
20
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

21
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
260
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
19
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
78
Total Applications

41
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
16
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
9
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 93
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Norine K. Hammond
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

16
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
5
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

7
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
156
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
35
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
25
Total Applications

18
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
3
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
5
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 94
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Randy E. Frese
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

21
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
5
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

5
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
137
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
9
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
14
Total Applications

10
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
1
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
6
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 95
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Avery Bourne
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

6
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
1
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

1
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
86
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
3
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
11
Total Applications

7
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
3
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 96
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Sue Scherer
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

8
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
3
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

2
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
141
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
60
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
26
Total Applications

11
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
1
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 97
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Mark Batinick
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

265
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
58
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

60
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
3,009
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 24
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
31
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
269
Total Applications

186
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
80
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
68
Undergraduate
12
Graduate
 NIU in House District 98
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Natalie A. Manley
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

200
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
59
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

62
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
1,617
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 19
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
15
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
250
Total Applications

173
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
59
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
38
Undergraduate
4
Graduate
 NIU in House District 99
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Mike Murphy
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

18
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
1
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

1
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
418
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
33
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
28
Total Applications

20
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
2
Undergraduate
2
Graduate
 NIU in House District 100
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts C.D. Davidsmeyer
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

9
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
5
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

5
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
108
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 6
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
3
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
14
Total Applications

6
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
1
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
5
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 101
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Dan Caulkins
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

31
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
6
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

6
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
296
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 3
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
6
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
20
Total Applications

13
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
8
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 102
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Brad Halbrook
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

14
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
2
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

4
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
162
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
10
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
18
Total Applications

12
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
1
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
0
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 103
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Carol Ammons
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

10
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
4
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

4
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
205
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 5
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
33
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
23
Total Applications

10
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
6
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
0
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 104
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Michael T. Marron
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

15
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
4
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

4
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
232
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
21
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
23
Total Applications

15
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
6
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
5
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 105
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Dan Brady
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

44
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
8
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

9
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
525
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 8
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
39
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
50
Total Applications

36
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
9
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
12
Undergraduate
5
Graduate
 NIU in House District 106
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Thomas M. Bennett
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

35
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
9
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

12
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
317
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
23
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
38
Total Applications

25
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
6
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
12
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 107
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Blaine Wilhour
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

9
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
3
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

2
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
55
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
7
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
9
Total Applications

6
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
1
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
1
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 108
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Charles Meier
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

8
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
1
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

0
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
121
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
4
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
12
Total Applications

5
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
3
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 109
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Adam Niemerg
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

5
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
2
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

2
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
47
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
2
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
4
Total Applications

2
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
0
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
1
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 110
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Chris Miller
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

4
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
0
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

1
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
109
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
7
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
6
Total Applications

2
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
0
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
2
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 111
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Amy Elik
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

3
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
0
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

0
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
61
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
0
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
11
Total Applications

5
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
1
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 112
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Katie Stuart
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

10
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
2
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

2
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
138
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 2
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
8
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
14
Total Applications

7
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
3
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 113
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Jay Hoffman
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

7
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
4
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

3
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
66
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
2
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
24
Total Applications

13
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
6
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
3
Undergraduate
1
Graduate
 NIU in House District 114
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts LaToya Greenwood
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

7
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
5
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

3
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
80
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
2
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
29
Total Applications

16
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
3
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
3
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 115
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Paul Jacobs
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

3
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
1
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

1
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
95
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 4
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
11
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
13
Total Applications

9
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
3
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
1
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 116
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts David Friess
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

3
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
1
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

1
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
52
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 0
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
0
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
9
Total Applications

4
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
2
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
0
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 117
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Dave Severin
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

4
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
1
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

1
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
61
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 6
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
8
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
9
Total Applications

5
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
1
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
2
Undergraduate
0
Graduate
 NIU in House District 118
Northern Illinois University Fast Facts Patrick Windhorst
•R
 ecognizing that students’ hard work in high school is reflected in their grades, NIU
became one of the nation’s first public universities to announce test-free admissions
and merit scholarships.
• Our Huskie Pledge program, supported with state of Illinois’ AIM HIGH funding, is
helping to ensure that qualifying Illinois students from lower-income households can
attend college with no tuition or general fees for their first year and potentially beyond.
•R
 oughly half of new first-time freshmen and 30% of new transfer students who
received an NIU AIM HIGH Scholarship were Black or Latinx. In all, NIU awards more
than $20 million in institutional aid to students each year.
•R
 ecognized by the Brookings Institution as the top-ranking Illinois public university
in terms of upward mobility outcomes coupled with high research opportunities.

2
•N
 IU is ranked third nationally by the George W. Bush Institute for “innovation
impact productivity.”
•T
 he most recent economic impact study conducted shows NIU’s impact on its region
is $583 million annually, which is seven times the university’s state appropriation. 2020 Enrollment

4 Locations
1
Pell Recipients
NIU
Rockford

1
90
290

39
Loredo Taft

Northern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. niu.edu 53472 2/21
(near
MAP Recipients
Oregon, Illinois)
DeKalb 355 290 Chicago
Main
60
88 294 55

NIU
Campus Naperville
65 miles
west of Chicago
Alumni

Profile of Students 1
Employees
Total Enrollment: 16,769
Undergraduates:
Graduate Students:
Law Students:
12,277
4,185
307
14
Vendors

More than 80% of our undergraduates received some sort of

federal aid, with about one-third of students receiving a MAP Grant. New Students
Illinois residents: 89.7% of student population
Out-of-state: 5.8% of student population
International: 4.5% of student population
11
Total Applications

4
21.1% Hispanic

Ethnic/Racial Distribution Accepted

19.2% Black

48.2% White
1.4% Nonresident
1
Enrolled
5.9% Asian
3.9% Two or more races Degrees Conferred
Alumni Network 0.2% Race Unknown

255,000+ alumni of record, with

160,000+ living in Illinois.
0.1% N
 ative Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0.1% American Indian/
Alaskan Native
0
Undergraduate
1
Graduate