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We have mentioned below the best restaurants near Northern Illinois University's campus:

• Ellington's Restaurant: Ellington's offers freshly prepared lunch in the heart of campus. Located in the Holmes Student Center, the restaurant is run by students studying nutrition and dietetics as well as business administration
• Fatty's Pub & Grille: Fatty’s is hands down the best bar food and you can’t visit DeKalb without stopping in. Their fried potato salad is legendary!
• The Junction Eating Place: The restaurent provide great service, excellent variety of tasty comfort food!" Hash Browns Bacon French Toast Chicken and waffles are tasty 
• Pizza Villa: For pizza lovers, Pizza Villa is the perfect place and recommended by many families. Most people will tell you Pizza Villa (which is good) but World Famous Pizza from Lord Stanley’s bar is the best you will find.

In order to get enrolled in the University of Illinois at Chicago for higher studies, all international graduate students are required to fulfill certain admission requirements. The exact entry requirements may differ according to the choice of course. However, UIC demands the following requirements from prospective overseas applicants:

• Completed online application along with non-refundable $70 = INR 5,821* application fee;
• Official academic transcripts/marksheets;
• Proof of English language proficiency (IELTS: 6.5 | TOEFL: 80 | PTE: 54);
• GRE score;
• Personal statement;
• Letters of recommendation (LOR);
• Writing samples; and
• Resume/Curriculum vitae (CV).

* 1 USD = INR 83.16

University of Illinois at Chicago offers an extensive portfolio of 94 undergraduate degrees and 84 minors, along with 102 master’s and 63 doctoral degree programs in fields such as Arts, Business, Education, Engineering Humanities, Sciences, Technology, Health Care, Law and Urban Planning & Public Administration. UIC College of Education offers ten master degree programs and eight doctoral with strong ties to the Chicago Public Schools for research studies, internships and student teaching. Their College of Business has an excellent array of business degrees with plentiful internship opportunities and the MBA program is quite good. Also, the College of Art & Architecture is renowned and the architectural program is said to be excellent. UIC also boasts the largest medical school in USA and is associated with the Universities Research Association and Great Cities Universities. As per the US News & World Report, University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded the rank #82 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs. Hence, it can be concluded that UIC is also academically very strong when it comes to engineering courses.

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the top-ranking universities in USA and is known worlwide for its excellence in teaching as well as research. According to the students reviews of UIC, the perks of studying in the university are listed below:

• It is a great research university with a terrific academic reputation;
• It’s location is easily accessible and students have the great city of Chicago at their fingertips. From driving the bike to boarding a train, all modes of transportation are available;
• Studying in UIC is more on the affordable end for international students;
• It boasts a diverse student body. Also, transition of moving from India is smooth as students experience zero to minimal cultural shift because of the vast number of Indians studying in UC;
• It’s rigorous and challenging and people respect UIC graduates because of it. Also, a number of employers hire their graduates because of the same;
• It's a flexible summer school in most cases; and
• It possesses many great graduate programs.

University of Illinois Chicago admission requirements for international students comprise of proof of proficiency in the English language as a major entry requirement. However, international students can get enrolled in UIC without English proficiency exam scores and enjoy a waiver if they meet one of the criteria listed below:

• SAT score: SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing score of 570 or higher; OR
• ACT score: English sub-score of 24 or higher; OR
• IGCSE and O level English: A minimum of 5 subjects in either IGCSE or O levels with grades A, B, or C; OR
• Completed two consecutive years of full-time high school or university study in US or other country where English is the only official language (this exemption is granted only based on official transcripts); OR
• Have a minimum of one year full-time employment in US or other country where English is the only official language.