Northern Illinois University

Summary

Northern Illinois University is a university^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,315 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Northern Illinois University received the Silver Anvil Award^[3].
• Northern Illinois University was a member of Association of American Colleges and Universities^[4].
• Northern Illinois University was a member of American Council on Education^[5].
• Northern Illinois University was a member of Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship^[6].
• Northern Illinois University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities^[7].
• Northern Illinois University was a member of Center for Research Libraries^[8].
• Northern Illinois University was a member of Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition^[9].
• Northern Illinois University is located in DeKalb^[10].
• Northern Illinois University is in the country of United States^[11].
• Northern Illinois University's instance of is recorded as university^[12].
• Northern Illinois University's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States^[13].
• Northern Illinois University's headquarters location is recorded as DeKalb^[14].
• Northern Illinois University's postal code is recorded as 60115-2828^[15].
• Northern Illinois University's child organization or unit is recorded as College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Northern Illinois University^[16].
• Northern Illinois University's Commons category is recorded as Northern Illinois University^[17].
• 1895 marks the founding of Northern Illinois University^[18].
• Northern Illinois University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.933888888889, 'lon': -88.777777777778}^[19].
• Northern Illinois University's mascot is recorded as husky^[20].
• Northern Illinois University's official website is recorded as https://www.niu.edu/^[21].
• Northern Illinois University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Northern Illinois University^[22].
• Northern Illinois University's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+2963'}^[23].
• Northern Illinois University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Illinois University'}^[24].
• Northern Illinois University's count of students is recorded as {'amount': '+16769'}^[25].
• Northern Illinois University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as doctoral university: higher research activity^[26].
• Northern Illinois University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as high undergraduate^[27].

Body

Founding

1895 marks the founding of Northern Illinois University^[18].

Identity

Northern Illinois University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[24].

Operations

Northern Illinois University's headquarters location is recorded as DeKalb^[14]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, it^[16].

Recognition

Northern Illinois University received the Silver Anvil Award^[3].

Why It Matters

Northern Illinois University ranks in the top 2% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,315 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

What awards did Northern Illinois University receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award^[3].