Your Student Z-ID and Password

Z-ID

You are assigned a Z-ID when you apply to NIU. Your Z-ID looks like z9#####. It is permanent.

Look up your Z-ID in the Directory - your email address starts with your Z-ID.   

Password

All students (including prospective and admitted) are given an initial password based on birthdate in YYYYMmmDD format. It allows only 3 logins. 

• Mmm is the first 3 characters of the Month.
• Example: January 1, 1993 = 1993Jan01

See your initial password

Change your initial password before it expires at password.niu.edu. If you get a Page Not Found error, clear your browser's cache.

• How to Clear Your Browser's Cache

You can change your password at any time.
Note: Your password expires every 365 days. 

Need help?  ITS Helpdesk.

Student Employees

NIU Security Policy requires that student employees use their employee account for all work-related duties and their student account for all student-related activities.

New Students

When You Leave NIU