Academic
Success
Quick Facts
• NIU's Graduation
Success Rate has topped
80 percent in each of the
last five years and ranks
above the national average.
• For the seventh straight
year, all 17 of NIU's teams
surpassed the academic
standards measured
by the NCAA Academic
Progress Rate (APR).
Chandler Harnish (left) was one of 16 studentathletes to earn a post-graduate scholarship
from the National Football Foundation.
Liz Tovar
Assistant Athletic Director
Student-Athlete Academic Services
Kyle Knotek (right) enjoyed an outstanding
career on and off the field at Northern Illinois
University. Knotek was named to the 2008
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
Second Team. Knotek and volleyball player
Kristin Hoffman earned CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honors in 2010.