Headcounts and Directory Information
Northern Illinois University (Northern Illinois) is a public, four-years institute located in Dekalb, IL. It has a total enrollment of 15,649 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,035 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Northern Illinois. The average faculty salary is $86,606 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 2,963 employees work at Northern Illinois. The average non-instructional staff salary is $65,925. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy., Dekalb, IL |
| Phone Number | 800-892-3050 |
| Web | www.niu.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 787 Full-time / 248 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 2,675 Full-time / 288 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $86,606 |
| Staff Average Salary | $65,925 |
| Student Population | 15,649 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Northern Illinois University, there are 2,994 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 2,607 full-time and 387 part-time staffs work at Northern Illinois. By gender there are 1,318 male and 1,676 female employees.
Among them, 1,035 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 819 full-time and 340 part-time faculties. By gender there are 530 male and 629 female faculties teaching at Northern Illinois.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 2,994 | 1,318 | 1,676 | 2,607 | 1,173 | 1,434 | 387 | 145 | 242 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,159 | 530 | 629 | 819 | 404 | 415 | 340 | 126 | 214 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 244 | 60 | 184 | 233 | 55 | 178 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Management | 150 | 79 | 71 | 150 | 79 | 71 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 205 | 59 | 146 | 204 | 59 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 211 | 130 | 81 | 203 | 125 | 78 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 180 | 106 | 74 | 164 | 98 | 66 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Service | 311 | 193 | 118 | 311 | 193 | 118 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 458 | 95 | 363 | 447 | 94 | 353 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | - | - | - |