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What Will You Be?

At NIU, you’ll have one-on-one help choosing a major to get you real-world ready.

The Honors Advantage

NIU honors students are guaranteed admission to grad school, other perks

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Read the stories behind 10 of our Spring 2018 graduates

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Huskie Spotlight

Ari Norris
Studio Art - Sculpture major

Robert Bishop
Accountancy major

Mary Carter
Biomedical Engineering major

Amanda Littauer
Professor of History and Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality

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Be an innovator—on campus!

Discover Financial Services eyes tech-savvy students for exciting new Discover Campus Innovator Program

Students selected for the program will be paid to work on and help develop Discover technologies in the areas of mobile-software development, web-application coding and person-to-person payment systems.

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100+

Undergraduate Programs

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4200

NIU Students Received Scholarships
($14 million in 2016-17)

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Create Your Future with NIU

Create an educational experience as unique as you, and pursue your passion from day one. From STEM fields to the arts and quite a bit in between, choose from over 100 courses of study. Explore our programs to start building an academic experience based on who you are today, and what you want to become tomorrow.

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Picture Yourself Here

What Will You Be?

The Honors Advantage

Enjoy the journey

Invest in Your Future at NIU

See Your Future Here

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International Admissions

Huskie Spotlight

Be an innovator—on campus!

By the Numbers

Undergraduate Programs

NIU Students Received Scholarships
($14 million in 2016-17)

Countries where Huskies Study Abroad

Get Social

Create Your Future with NIU

See Your Future Here

Take the Next Step

Huskie Spotlight

Be an innovator—on campus!

By the Numbers

Undergraduate Programs

NIU Students Received Scholarships ($14 million in 2016-17)

Countries where Huskies Study Abroad

Get Social

Create Your Future with NIU

NIU Students Received Scholarships
($14 million in 2016-17)