Office of Admissions
Northern Illinois University
P.O.Box 3001
DeKalb, IL 60115-2857
(800) 892-3050
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
Nursing Program Info: Widely respected as a leader in nursing education throughout the region and beyond, the NIU School of Nursing provides its diverse student body with a solid academic foundation of theory, clinical experience, and attention to personal growth. NIUs School of Nursing enrolls more than 600 students in baccalaureate, graduate and RN-BS completion programs and also offers a post-masters family nurse practitioner certificate of graduate study, an adult nurse practitioner masters degree and a master's degree in nursing with a specialty in nursing education. Students practice at more than 50 clinical sites throughout northern Illinois, including NIUs own Tri-County Community Health Center, which provides affordable health care to low-income residents of DeKalb, Ogle and Lee counties.