Northeastern Illinois University is a public four-year institution in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 5,734 students in fall 2024, including 4,226 undergraduates and 1,508 graduate students.
Northeastern Illinois University offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 61 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Computer Science, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 1,298 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
52% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
5,734
Students enrolled
52%
First-year retention
1,298
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
61
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 61
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
52%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
872
Master's degrees
426
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,734
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,226
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,508
Full-time, fall 2024
52%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,107
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,042
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,065
Full-time, 2024-25
48%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
46%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
President
Katrina Bell-Jordan, PhD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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