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  name Northeastern Illinois University
  motto Excellence Access Diversity Community
  established 1867
  type Public
  president Salme H Steinberg
  city Chicago
  state Illinois
  country USA
  undergrad 9,418 {Link without Title}
  postgrad 2,809
  staff 287 ( 2004 )
  campus Urban , 67 acres
  mascot Golden Eagle
  free Label Student/Faculty Ratio
  free 18:1
  website wwwneiuedu <br />


Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a Public State University located in the North Park Community Area of Chicago , Illinois . Northeastern Illinois University serves commuter students in the Chicago Metropolitan Area . The school's predecessor began in 1867 as Cook County 's first teachers' college. The school was ranked the most ethnically diverse university in the Midwest according to U.S. News & World Reports

The schools demographics are:
49% Caucasian
25% Hispanic
12% African American
10% Asian
4% Other


HISTORY

The origins of the school can be traced to Cook County Normal School (now Chicago State University , which was founded in 1867 in Englewood, Illinois. That school became known as Chicago Teachers College after three name changes.

In 1949, a branch of Chicago Teachers College was established on the North Side of assumed control of the college.

In 1967, the college was renamed Northeastern Illinois State College.

In 1971, the College became Northeastern Illinois University, which was given a mandate by the Illinois Legislature "to offer such courses of instruction as shall best serve to qualify teachers for the schools of the State; and to offer such other courses of instruction, conduct such research and offer such public services as are prescribed by the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities or its successor."

In January 1996, Northeastern Illinois University established its own Board of Trustees.


UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS



College of Arts and Sciences



College of Business and Management


  • Accounting

  • Business Law

  • Finance

  • Management

  • Marketing



College of Education


  • Bilingual/Bicultural Education

  • Community Health and Wellness

  • Early Childhood Education

  • Elementary Education

  • Health and Wellness

  • Human Resource Development

  • Inner City Studies

  • Music Education (K-12)

  • Physical Education

  • Secondary Education

  • Special Education



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