Northern Illinois University

1425 W. Lincoln Hwy.
Dekalb, IL 60115-2828
(800) 892-3050
www.niu.edu
fax:
president:Douglas Baker
25914 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.56 Graduation Rate 0.51
0.5 0.52

STUDENT RATIO

15814

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

12976 | 22072

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

13821

CLASS SIZE

22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
515

SAT MATH

500

SAT READING

480

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.5
0.52
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
515
580
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
500
550
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
430
480
530
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
24
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23500

Average Monthly Payment

$261

Median Earnings

$43900

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

69%
URL Applywww.niu.edu/admissions/onlineapp.shtml
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.57
Percent Admitted (Women)0.56
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1993
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.17
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.13
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.59
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.96
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7905
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates11382
Applicants Men11828
Applicants Women14086
Admissions Total14545
Admissions Men6691
Admissions Women7854
ACT English 25th percentile score19
ACT English 75th percentile score25
ACT Math 25th percentile score18
ACT Math 75th percentile score25
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score8
Average SAT Score1010
Median ACT English Score22
Median ACT Math Score22
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)67%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)83%
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