Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University · Campus
DeKalb, IL · Suburb · Public · Research university · the Huskies · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Small suburb
Setting
DeKalb, IL
11,358
Undergraduates
+ 4,146 graduate students
14:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
70%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
5%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$13k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingSmall suburb DeKalb, IL
- TypePublic · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions70% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
11,3584,146
Undergraduates 11,358Graduate students 4,146
Where first-years come from
93%
In state 93%Other states 5%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
42%25%21%
White 42%Hispanic 25%Black 21%Asian 7%Two or more 2%International 1%Not reported 1%
- Women55%
- Full-time87% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class2,202 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,325 12% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online61% take some classes online 8% fully online
- Registered with disability services5% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $12,800 | $2,836 | $15,636 |
| Off campus | $12,800 | $2,836 | $15,636 |
| With family | — | $3,936 | $3,936 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety2.42 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Northern Illinois University is on.
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