Institutional News Releases

September 9, 2025 DEKALB, IL – Enrollment at Northern Illinois University grew this fall, with surges in the numbers of new freshmen and transfers, along...
DeKalb, IL — More than two dozen classroom paraprofessionals and long-term substitutes in rural and small-town school districts throughout the northwest corner of the state...
DEKALB, IL – Northern Illinois University (NIU) has been named a finalist for the inaugural Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) 2025 Excellence in...
DeKalb, IL – The fall 2023 freshman class at Northern Illinois University continues to demonstrate that high-achieving students from a variety of backgrounds have found NIU...
DeKalb, IL – Northern Illinois University saw its new freshman enrollment climb this fall by nearly 7% over the same time last year—the sixth straight year...
1.9% Uptick in Base Undergraduate Tuition Rate to Support Student Success Strategies The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees voted Feb. 10 to accept the...
Multi-year planning, groundbreaking admissions policies seen as driving increase Northern Illinois University saw its new freshman enrollment climb this fall by nearly 12% over the...
NIU Board of Trustees approves 1.5% uptick in base undergraduate tuition rate The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees voted Feb. 18 to accept President...
Large Freshman Class, Strong Retention Lift NIU Enrollment After months of dire predictions nationwide for fall college attendance, Northern Illinois University announced today that total...
The 2020 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship winners continue a 12-year history of celebrating and supporting students who not only succeed in the classroom, but also...