Facts & Figures
The University
Founded: 1895
Location:
- DeKalb, Illinois
- Population 43,000
- 65 miles west of downtown Chicago
- 45 miles southeast of Rockford
DeKalb campus:
- 756 acres
- 64 major buildings
Undergraduate colleges:
- Business
- Education
- Engineering and Engineering Technology
- Health and Human Sciences
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Visual and Performing Arts
Faculty: 1,180
In-state tuition and fees (per year): $8,876 (estimated)
Out-of-state tuition and fees (per year): $15,948 (estimated)
National athletic affiliation:
- NCAA Division I
- Division I-A in Football
- Mid-American Conference
Libraries system:
- Founders Memorial Library
- 7 branch libraries
- 2 million books
- 6,000 electronic journals
The Students
Total enrollment: 25,254
Undergraduate: 18,917
Graduate and College of Law: 6,337
Average freshman ACT score: 22.1 (National average: 21.2)
Student/faculty ratio: 17 to 1
Average class size: 28 (Senior-level class size: 21)
Students receiving financial aid: 70%
Student body:
- 91% from Illinois
- 48% men, 52% women
- 27% ethnic minorities
- 751 international students
- (83 nations)
Information based on Fall 2007 data
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