Northern Illinois University is a public institution that was started in 1895. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 12,131, its environment is suburban, and the campus size is 800 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $12,352; out-of-state tuition/fees are $12,352
Northern Illinois University is situated about 65 miles west of Chicago in the city of DeKalb. Graduate learners can choose from about 80 master’s degrees, including those offered by the colleges of business and law and the highly ranked Division of Public Administration. Undergraduates can choose from about 60 academic majors and participate in the Research Rookies program, which gives freshmen and sophomores a chance to conduct research in their field of study under faculty guidance. Many learners at Northern Illinois University choose to study abroad, and the school offers programs for academic credit in about 75 countries.

On campus, Northern Illinois learners can join more than 200 clubs and about 40 Greek-letter organizations. The university is also home to numerous varsity athletic teams, which participate in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. The NIU sports teams are known as the Huskies, but that hasn’t always been the case. They were called the Teachers and the Profs in the school’s early days as a teachers college, and they have been nicknamed the Cardinals and the Northerners as well. Notable NIU alumni include Dan Castellaneta, who voices Homer Simpson and several other characters on the animated television show “The Simpsons.”