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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 02/09/2010
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Information provided on the Statement of Affiliation Status reflects the most recent actions of the Commission. The Commission has a multi-level decision process. Any institutional changes that are currently under review are not made public until final action has been taken.

Northern Illinois University
Altgeld Hall 300
DeKalb, IL 60115

http://www.niu.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. John G. Peters, President
HLC Institution ID: 1134
Current Accreditation Status: Accredited
Accreditation Date(s): (1915 - .)
Commission Participation: PEAQ PARTICIPANT

Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2003 - 2004
Year of Next PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2013 - 2014

Last Action: 08/25/2004

Legal Status: Public
Degrees Awarded (details below): B, M, S, D, 1st prof


Stipulations on Affiliation Status:
None.
Approval of New Degree Sites:
The Commission’s Streamlined Review Process is only available for offering existing degree programs at new sites within the state.
Approval of Distance Education Degrees:
Prior Commission approval required.
Reports Required:
None.
Other Visits Scheduled:
None.



Enrollment Headcount (last updated: 04/13/2009)
  Full-Time                       Part-Time
Undergraduate: 16477   1954
Graduate: 1987   3682
Post-baccalaureate First Professional: 283   14



Other Headcounts (last updated: 04/13/2009)
       
Non-Credit headcount:   0  
Dual enrollment (high school) programs:   0  



Degree Programs (last updated: 04/13/2009)
  Programs Offered   Degrees Awarded in Last Reported Year
Associate Degrees 0   0
Bachelors Degrees 56   3979
Masters Degrees 58   1606
Specialist Degrees 1   33
First Professional Degrees 1   111
Doctoral Degrees 17   106
 
Certificate Programs (last updated: 04/13/2009)
  Programs Offered   Certificates Awarded in Last Reported Year
Certificates 0   0


Off-Campus Activities (last updated: 04/13/2009) Click here for definitions...

In-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Sites:   Aurora (Provena Mercy Hospital) ; Chicago (Carl Schurz High School) ; Chicago (Moody Bible Institute) ; Coal Valley (PALS Coal Valley) ; Elgin (Elgin Community College) ; Glen Ellyn (College of DuPage) ; Grayslake (University Center of Lake County - Grayslake) ; Hoffman Estates (Neil Armstrong Elementary School) ; Hoffman Estates (NIU Hoffman Estates) ; Lake Forest (Deer Path Middle School) ; Machesney Park (Harlem High School) ; Naperville (NIU Naperville) ; Northfield (New Trier High School) ; Palatine (Harper College) ; Rockford (NIU Rockford) ; Rockford (Prairie Area Library System (PALS) Rockford) ; Shorewood (PALS Shorewood) ; Sugar Grove (Waubonsee Community College) ; Wheeling (Tech-Cor)
         
    Course Locations:   57
         
Out-of-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Sites:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-U.S.:   Campuses:   None
         
    Sites:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None


Distance Learning (last updated: 04/13/2009)

This listing is limited to programs that are delivered 100% asynchronously.
None


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