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Northern Illinois University - Campus Life



Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment

Environment

  • The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
  • The campus area is 546 acres.


Campus Description and Transportation Services
Description:
546-acre campus in DeKalb (population: 30,000), 65 miles from Chicago;
branch campus in Oregon, Ill. Served by bus; major airport serves Chicago;
smaller airport serves Rockford (45 miles); train serves Aurora (30 miles).


Housing

Types of Housing

  • Coed Dorms are used by 97% of the on-campus students.
  • On-campus Married-student housing.
  • 36% of all students live in school housing of some type.
  • 64% of all students live off campus or commute.
  • On average, 60% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
  • All unmarried freshmen under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year. The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.


Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies

  • All students may have cars on campus.
  • 55% of all students have cars on campus.
  • Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age.

Other Policies

  • Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
  • Hazing Prohibited


Student Employment

  • 20% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
  • Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1000 per year working part-time on campus.
  • This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
  • Institutional employment is available.
  • Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are excellent.
  • Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.