NIU maintains the largest university bus system in Illinois. The Huskie buses are in operation seven days a week while school is in session during the fall and spring semesters.
Buses run on a limited schedule during summer school.
All Huskie buses are equipped with chair lifts to provide all students easy access to and from campus, shopping, and entertainment areas. A group of 35 students under the supervision of NIU's Department of Public Safety patrols the campus and escorts students from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday. As part of its commitment to providing a safe and secure campus, NIU supports SART, a service that encourages the reporting of sexual assaults on campus. NIU was among the first universities in the U.S. to establish this reporting system, placing it in the forefront nationally in encouraging students to report sexual assaults. The university provides a very effective structure for the protection of the person and property of residents.