With over 1,100 instructional faculty and a student/faculty ratio of 16:1, we will be sure you get the attention you need to succeed.
NIU faculty are scholars, teachers, researchers, mentors and academic leaders who bring their broad range of diversity in expertise, experiences and backgrounds into the classroom and beyond.
Dan Libman
Instructor, Department of English
Michelle Sands
Assistant professor, Department of Special and Early Education
Jui-Ching Wang
Professor, School of Music
Jason Akst
Instructor of journalism, Department of Communication
“I like the classroom settings at NIU. I feel that they’re small enough for me to be engaged and I’ve had the chance to connect with my professors and have one-on-one time with them.”
Glennita Williams,
Political science major