Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a public research university in , United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: public university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “De Kalb State Teachers College”, “NIU”, “niu.edu”, “Northern Illinois State College”, “Northern Illinois State Normal School”, and “Northern Illinois State Teachers College”
  • Address: 1425 West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huskie Stadium and Chick Evans Field House.

Stadium
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Brigham Field at is a college football stadium located on the campus of Northern Illinois University in . Opened 61 years ago in 1965, it is the home field of the NIU Huskies of the Mid-American Conference. is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Northern Illinois University.

Building
The is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in , United States. The arena opened in 1956 and was home to the Northern Illinois University Huskies basketball team prior to the 2002 opening of the Convocation Center. is situated 650 feet southeast of Northern Illinois University.

Theater building
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The in , Illinois, United States, is an Egyptian Revival theatre that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. is situated 1¼ miles east of Northern Illinois University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include DeKalb and Cortland.

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is a city in , United States. The population was 40,290 at the 2020 census. The city is named after decorated -French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War.

Village
is an incorporated town in , , . The population was 4,398 at the 2020 Census. It was previously 4,270 at the 2010 census, up from 2,066 in 2000. is situated 4½ miles east of Northern Illinois University.

Village
is a village in , , . The population was 1,143 at the 2020 census. is situated 4½ miles west of Northern Illinois University.

Northern Illinois University

Latitude
41.93722° or 41° 56′ 14″ north
Longitude
-88.77347° or 88° 46′ 25″ west
Elevation
869 feet (265 metres)
Operator
Northern Illinois University
Open location code
86HHW6PG+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 463534916
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
4904089
Wiki­data ID
Q1191344
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Northern Illinois University” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة شمال إلينوي”
  • Armenian: “Հյուսիսային Իլինոյսի համալսարան”
  • Asturian: “Universidá del Norte d’Illinois”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночна-Ілінойскі ўніверсітэт”
  • Belarusian: “Універсітэт Паўночнага Ілінойса”
  • Belarusian: “унівэрсытэт Паўночнага Іліною”
  • Catalan: “Universitat del Nord d’Illinois”
  • Chinese: “北伊利诺伊大学”
  • Chinese: “北伊利诺大学”
  • Chinese: “北伊利諾大學”
  • Czech: “Severoillinoiská univerzita”
  • Dutch: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Esperanto: “NIU”
  • Esperanto: “Nord-Ilinojsa Universitato”
  • Finnish: “Pohjois-Illinoisin yliopisto”
  • French: “Northern Illinois University”
  • French: “Université de Northern Illinois”
  • French: “Université du Nord de l’Illinois”
  • Galician: “Universidade do Norte de Illinois”
  • German: “NIU”
  • German: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Greek: “Πανεπιστήμιο του Βόρειου Ιλινόι”
  • Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת צפון אילינוי”
  • Hungarian: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Igbo: “NIU”
  • Igbo: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Indonesian: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Indonesian: “Universitas Illinois Utara”
  • Italian: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Japanese: “ノーザンイリノイ大学”
  • Japanese: “北イリノイ大学”
  • Korean: “노던 일리노이 대학교”
  • Korean: “노던일리노이 대학교”
  • Korean: “노던일리노이대학교”
  • Lithuanian: “Šiaurės Ilinojaus universitetas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “North Illinois University”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Norwegian: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه ایلینوی شمالی”
  • Polish: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Polish: “Uniwersytet Północnego Illinois”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade do Norte do Illinois”
  • Russian: “Университет Северного Иллинойса”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قوزئی ایلینوی بیلیم‌یوردو”
  • Spanish: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Spanish: “Universidad del Norte de Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Thai: “Northern Illinois University”
  • Thai: “มหาวิทยาลัยนอร์ทเทิร์นอิลลินอยส์”
  • Thai: “มหาวิทยาลัยนอร์เทิร์นอิลลินอย”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Illinois Üniversitesi”
  • Turkish: “Northern Illinois Üniversitesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Північноіллінойський університет”
  • Ukrainian: “Університет Північного Іллінойсу”
  • Urdu: “نارتھرن الینوائے یونیورسٹی”
  • Uzbek: “Shimoliy Illinois universiteti”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại học Northern Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol Gogledd Illinois”
  • Western Panjabi: “نارتھرن الینوۓ یونیورسٹی”

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