The University

Founded: 1895

Location:

• DeKalb, Illinois
• Population 43,000
• 65 miles west of downtown Chicago
• 45 miles southeast of Rockford

DeKalb campus:

• 755 acres
• 63 major buildings

Undergraduate colleges:

• Business
• Education
• Engineering and Engineering Technology
• Health and Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Visual and Performing Arts

Faculty: 1,189

In-state tuition and fees (per year): $7,799 (estimated)

Out-of-state tuition and fees (per year): $13,859 (estimated)

National athletic affiliation:

• NCAA Division I
• (Division I-A in football)
• Mid-American Conference

Libraries system:

• Founders Memorial Library
• 7 branch libraries
• 2 million books
• 6,000 electronic journals

The Students

Total enrollment: 25,313

Undergraduate: 18,816

Graduate and College of Law: 6,497

Average freshman ACT score: 22.4 (National average: 21.1)

Student/faculty ratio: 17 to 1

Average class size: 27 (Senior-level class size: 18)

Students receiving financial aid: 70%

Student body:

• 91% from Illinois
• 46% men, 54% women
• 26% ethnic minorities
• 722 international students
• (88 nations)