北伊利诺大学 简介
北伊利诺大学(简称NIU)是一所四年制公立大学，成立于1895年，有一个世纪的历史。该校在伊利诺伊州也非常的有名，每年都有许多的本地学生和来自世界各地的国际学生争相报考，学校共有六大学院。美国第二大城市芝加哥就位于该州，芝加哥是美国机械制造业中心。伊利诺伊州气候温和，夏季凉爽。
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public university located in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as a satellite campus for what is now Illinois State University. The DeKalb campus was originally called Northern Illinois State Agricultural & Mining University. Today named Northern Illinois University, it is an independent public university and has grown larger than its parent school with a student enrollment of more than 25,000. NIU is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Collegesand is the second largest university in the state of Illinois after University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. NIU's main campus is located approximately 65 miles (104 km) west of Chicago. The university has satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon.
Over the past three decades NIU has undergone tremendous expansion, including the addition of its College of Law in 1979. Today, the university is composed of eight degree-granting colleges that together offer 56 undergraduate and 74 graduate programs, as well as 12 doctoral programs.
School Type
State-supported, Coed
Setting
Small-town 589-acre campus with easy access to Chicago
Degrees Offered
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, and First Professional
Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult , 61% of applicants were admitted
Application Deadlines
8/1 (transfers)
Admissions
Freshman
Admission: 16,769 applied; 10,274 admitted; 3,013 enrolled
Test Scores
ACT scores over 18 88%
ACT scores over 24 31%
ACT scores over 30 2%
Applying
Options: electronic application
Required: high school transcript, high school rank
Application deadline: 8/1 (transfers)
Notification: continuous (freshmen), continuous (transfers)