Northern Illinois University

NIU’s central campus consists of 756 acres. NIU's facilities include over 7.6 million gross square feet in 118 buildings, ranging from housing to specialized laboratories, recreation center facilities to high tech classrooms, playing fields to libraries.

NIU campus offers student services for dining, television, laundry, repairs and maintenance, mail, keys, cards and security and has res tech helpdesk. Allsow,The departments within Facilities Management and Campus Services, offers services for maintenance and  reparation of the building, transportation and parking facilities.

All NIU Sport Clubs are student-run and open to all fee-paying students, faculty and staff. With more than 500 students actively participating, our clubs are not only a great way to stay active, but also a fantastic way to network, learn a new sport and gain leadership experience. NIU has plenty of clubs to participate in and learn more about sports, like baseball, dodgeball, tennis, lacrosse, ice hockey, cricket, bowling, softball, swimming, rugby and so on.

At NIU there are over 300 student organizations that are registered with the Student Association, located in the Campus Life Building, room 180.  These groups are classified as academic interest and professional, community service, diversity and cultural, governing bodies, fraternity and sororities, honorary societies, political, military, programming and performing, recreational and sports, religious, and social, to name a few. All organizations have their own webpage within Huskie Link, NIU's student organization database. We encourage all students to log in to Huskie Link to view all organizations and what they have to offer.