DeKALB – In Fall 2024 NIU had 3,416 students whose county of origin is Cook County.  The majority of instate students come from Cook, with the next highest coming from Kane county with 1,586 students and DuPage with 1,537 students.    The...

Update: The Northern Star has added a sentence to clarify that the data is presented the way it was received from the University and are tracked for EEOC reporting. DeKALB – NIU’s staff and faculty are 66% white, according to ethnicity demographics...

DeKALB – At NIU there are 970 students who are from countries outside of the U.S.  Among international students, 44% are from India. The following table lists all countries international students are from along with the number of students...

Correction: This map was updated on 3/25 to reflect that there are three students from Alaska, three from Hawaii, and three from Puerto Rico. There is one student from Guam, however the map we use does not allow us to include Guam in the visualization.   ...

DeKALB – The College of Liberal Arts has the most enrollment of all colleges at NIU. In fall 2024 there were 15,415 students enrolled at NIU. The top three colleges by student enrollment were the College of Liberal Arts with 4,540 students enrolled,...

DeKALB – The sound of Huskie buses driving down DeKalb’s streets are familiar to students and residents alike. But, the way the bus system operates has changed in the last six years.  NIU students and DeKalb residents made over one million...

DeKALB — The first phase of construction of the Facebook Data Center, which will be located east of Route 23 and south of Gurler Road is nearly complete and long-term hiring should begin soon. NBC Charlotte in A Look Inside Facebook's Forest City,...

The Internet is a useful tool for social interaction, business, education and any number of purposes. However, this increasing use of the Internet for every aspect of our lives puts a lot of our personal information into online storage, which in turn...