Gensburg-Markham Prairie is overseen by the Department of Biology at Northeastern Illinois University. Founded in 1867, Northeastern enrolls about 7,000 students through the College of Arts and Sciences, the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education, the College of Business and Technology, and the College of Graduate Studies and Research. Northeastern is regarded as the most diverse public comprehensive university in the Midwest and is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Northeastern offers more than 40 undergraduate degree and certificate programs and more than 50 graduate degree, certificate, licensure and endorsement programs. The Department of Biology at Northeastern serves 300+ undergraduate majors, 50+ minors and 30+ graduate students. Resea