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Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a public D1 university located in Dekalb, Illinois. The tuition to attend is $0 and is the same for both in state and out of state students . There are roughly 15,782 students that attend Northern Illinois University.

More information on Northern Illinois University can be found by going to their academics page or their admissions page.

You can contact the Men's Wrestling Head Coach Ryan Ludwig at (815) 753-9478 [email protected] or by filling out the recruitment questionnaire.


Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld to provide the state with college-educated teachers. In addition to the main campus in DeKalb, it has satellite centers in Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon, Illinois. The university is composed of seven degree-granting colleges and has a student body of approximately 16,000. NIU is one of seven public universities in Illinois that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's, Division I. The athletic teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).