The Best and Most Comprehensive
The School of Art, with a faculty of more than 60 artists, designers, and scholars, and an enrollment of more than 900 undergraduate and 130 graduate students, is one of the best and most comprehensive public university art schools in the United States, with a nationally established reputation in a number of fields. The long-standing quality of the School of Art's programs, its affiliation with a major university, its location near the population centers of northern Illinois, and the competitiveness of its educational costs make Northern's program in the visual arts one of the best education values for art students. Faculty and students who work and study in the visual arts at Northern are responsible for its excellent reputation, having received awards and honors in both artistic and academic fields. Graduates from the School of Art are sought by employers ranging from large and small businesses, to public school systems throughout Illinois, to colleges and universities, as well as museums and galleries.publishing as well as other aspects of computer-aided publication design.

Listed below are offices which may be contacted
concerning various university services to students. Those offices which may be accessed in Illinois using the toll-free telephone number (800) 892-3050 include Undergraduate Admissions, Student Financial Aid, and Educational Services and Programs (ESP).

Undergraduate Admissions, (815) 753-0446
Graduate Admissions, (815) 753-0395
Student Financial Aid, (815) 753-1395
Student Housing Services, (815) 753-1525
Educational Services and Programs, (815) 753-0201
Center for Access-Ability Resources, (815) 753-1303
University Honors Program, (815) 753-0694
Orientation and Campus Information, (815) 753-1535
Transfer Center , (815) 753-0687
Center for Black Studies, (815) 753-1709
Center for Latin American Studies, (815) 753-1531
International Student and Faculty office, (815) 753-1346