NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY D-16

5500 North St Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
Tel: (773)583-4050
Admissions: (773)442-4000
Fax: (773)794-6243
Web Site: http://www.neiu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 67-acre urban campus. Endowment: $1.6 million. Research spending 2003-04: $148,649. Educational spending 2003-04: $4293 per student. Total enrollment: 12,164. Faculty: 664 (415 full-time, 249 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 2,852 applied, 75% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 27% from top quarter, 58% from top half. Full-time: 5,137 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 4,168 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 45 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 29% Hispanic, 12% black, 11% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 40% 25 or older, 13% transferred in. Retention: 69% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; liberal arts/general studies; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at National Student Exchange. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, ACT. Placement: SAT or ACT required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 7/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $3720 full-time, $124 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7440 full-time, $248 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $515 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to student level.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 42 open to all; national sororities, men's and women's associations; 10% of eligible men and 20% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: student government, Chimexla, WZRD Radio Club, Business and Management Club, Black Heritage Gospel Choir. Major annual events: International Day, Student Organization Fair, Fall Fest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Ronald Williams Library with 713,076 books, 850,696 microform titles, 3,108 serials, 6,324 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $3.8 million. 360 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Chicago.