Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in Chicago, Illinois. The main campus is located in the community area of North Park with three additional campuses in the metropolitan area. Founded in 1949, NEIU continues to meet the demand for quality, affordable education along with annually serving 12,000 students in the region. The school ranked top both in the most ethnically diverse university and for students with the least amount of debt upon graduation in the Midwest region according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2011. In addition, NEIU ranked among top universities in Top Degree Producers according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education across the nation. Also, NEIU is a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution. NEIU has one of the longest running free form community radio stations, WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM. The origins of the school can be traced to Cook County Normal School (now Chicago State University), which was founded in 1867 in Englewood, Illinois. That school became known as Chicago Teachers College after three name changes. In 1949, a branch of Chicago Teachers College was established on the North Side of Chicago.