Most residents share a double room with one roommate on a coed floor. Because we know this lifestyle option does not suit everyone, we offer other lifestyle options as space allows. Students do best in the enviroment that lets them feel most comfortable. The lifestyle options that may be best for someone else may not be best for you.
Residence halls have no curfew; visitation is restricted only on designated floors. All residence halls are smoke free.
Quiet lifestyle floors enjoy quiet hours 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except for Friday evenings and noon to midnight Saturday).
Quiet hours require that sound will not interrupt effective study or sleep.
Single gender floors offer an alternative to coed housing.
Restricted vistiation policies on some floors limit visitation by opposite-gender friends to noon - 11 p.m. weekdays and allow visitation 24 hours a day on weekends.
Coed floors offer alternating rooms for males and females to encourage interaction. Coed living is offered only on floors with separate bath facilities for each gender.
About 70% of our students live on coed floors.
With roommate agreement, 24-hour visitation is permitted on all coed floors.
Alcohol-free floors prohibit alcohol possession or use by students or their guests regardless of age.
Students under 21 are not allowed to have alcoholic beverages anywhere on NIU Campus.
NIU offers a number of living environments for students in specific Academic Residential Programs. These programs provide residents have the opportunity to interact with faculty and participate in activities related to their area of study.
Academic Residential Programs offer a unique opportunity to blend increased academic experiences in a student's major field of study and faculty interaction with a vital and supportive interpersonal residence hall floor community. The development of an atmosphere conducive to both study and peer interaction is aided by the Academic Community Environment quiet hours structure.
In these communities quiet hours are established from 7 p.m. - 10 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and midnight through 10 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Courtesy hours are in effect at all other times.
The majority of rooms at NIU are traditional double rooms. There are also a limited number of single rooms, triples, and suites.
Double: Rooms for two students, available at Grant Towers, Stevenson Towers, Lincoln Hall, Neptune Hall, and Douglas Hall.
Singles: For returning students, with the exception of serious medical situations confirmed by Health Service. They are available in Stevenson Towers and Grant Tower D. In addition to the Grant D and Stevenson Towers singles, a limited number of standard-sized double rooms in Douglas, Grant (A,B,C), Lincoln and Neptune have been designated to be assigned as single occupancy rooms for the academic year.
Doubles as Singles: a limited number of rooms in Douglas, Grant (A,B,C), Lincoln and Neptune are standard-sized double rooms that have been designated to be assigned as single occupancy rooms for the academic year.
Suites: Four-person suites are offered in Stevenson Towers and Lincoln Hall. Each four-person suite has two bedrooms and a furnished living room. Some of the suites in Stevenson Towers have their own bathroom.
Triples: A limited number of triple room spaces are available in relatively large rooms in Lincoln Hall and Douglas Hall.
Living with other transfer students
A Community Advisor who understands specific needs of transfer students
Educational, social, and career planning events
Resources for academic advising, meeting degree requirements, and graduate school
The Transfer House in Stevenson Towers offers a variety of rooms, which include suites with or without bathroom, double room, and single room.