Northeastern Illinois University: What Do You Want to Achieve?
You are unique! No one shares your past, your passions, your voice. At Northeastern Illinois University, you can customize your educational experience to fit you and your individual needs. Whether you come to college with a specific plan in mind or want to explore your options, Northeastern has the support and opportunities you will need to identify your path and achieve your goals. Whatever your reason for coming to school, we can help you get to the next step!

Northeastern Illinois University, as a public comprehensive university, provides an exceptional environment for learning, teaching, and scholarship. Founded in Blue Island in 1867, the institution has evolved into the University that it is today, preparing a diverse community of students for leadership and service in our region and in a dynamic multicultural world.

At Northeastern you can choose from over seventy undergraduate and graduate programs, apply to a specialized program like our Honors Program, or join any of our over 100 active student organizations and intramural clubs. Northeastern provides a high quality and affordable education to approximately 12,000 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students who study in the arts, sciences, education, and business. Our world-class faculty encourage students to integrate classroom instruction with field-based learning, research, and service locally and around the globe.

In addition, NEIU offers an affordable, student-focused education in a diverse environment. Recognized nationally by U.S. News and World Report, NEIU ranks number one in the Midwest for campus diversity as well as for students with the least amount of debt upon graduation.

Northeastern’s 67-acre main campus is situated on the Northwest side of Chicago in a residential neighborhood near the north branch of the Chicago River. Our additional Chicago and Lake County locations enhance the University’s ability to serve the entire metropolitan area.

Northeastern Illinois University:
Five Fast Facts!

1. U.S. News & World Report ranks NEIU #1 in the Midwest for students with the least amount of debt upon graduation and top for the lowest percentage of students graduating with debt. The magazine also ranks NEIU as the most ethnically diverse university in the Midwest.
2. Northeastern’s top five undergraduate majors are: elementary education, accounting, psychology, justice studies, and biology.
3. Seventy-five percent of the courses at Northeastern Illinois University are taught by full-time faculty with a student-to-faculty ratio of only 17 to 1.
4. Northeastern has four Chicago locations as well as courses and degree programs in Lake County.
5. Northeastern Illinois University is the only four-year public university in the Midwest federally designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution.