Northeastern Illinois University
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"Northeastern Illinois" redirects here. For the region, see Chicago metropolitan area.
Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public university in Chicago, Illinois. NEIU serves approximately 9,000 students in the region and is a Hispanic-serving institution. The main campus is located in the community area of North Park with three additional campuses in the metropolitan area. NEIU has one of the longest running free-form community radio stations, WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM.
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Former name | Cook County Normal School (1867–1896) Chicago Normal School (1896–1938) Chicago Teacher's College (1938–1965) Northeastern Illinois State College (1966–1971)[1] |
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Motto | Excellence. Access. Diversity. Community. |
Type | Public university |
Established | September 2, 1867; 156 years ago (September 2, 1867)[2] |
Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | CUMU |
Endowment | $21 million (2023)[3] |
Budget | $133 million (2024)[4] |
President | Katrina E. Bell-Jordan (Interim)[5] |
Provost | R. Shayne Cofer (Interim)[6] |
Academic staff | 483 (Fall 2022)[7] |
Students | 5,504 (Fall 2023)[8] |
Undergraduates | 4,042 (Fall 2023)[8] |
Postgraduates | 1,462 (Fall 2023)[8] |
Location | , , United States 41.980°N 87.718°W / 41.980; -87.718 |
Campus | Urban, 67 acres (27.1 ha)[9] |
Newspaper | The Independent[10] |
Colors | Blue and gold[11] |
Nickname | Golden Eagles |
Mascot | |
Website | www.neiu.edu |
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