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Northern Illinois University
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Information Summary
Ranks 487th overall and 22nd in Illinois
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
83.8 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$19,488 |
| Admission
Success rate |
70% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
25 / 1220 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
21 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
78% / 38% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
25,313 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Dekalb, IL 60115-2825
| Surrounding community | Small suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. under 100,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 42,372 (40,687 urban / 1,685 rural) |
| Households | 14,487 (2.42 people per house) |
| Families | 7,375 (3.03 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 3,860 |
| Pop. — Asian | 2,104 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 83 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 266 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 34,841 |
| Pop. — Other | 2,140 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Research Universities (high research activity)
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Large four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |  |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | —
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| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification | |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Northern Illinois University?
Ranks 1112th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $6,150 | $6,150 | $12,300 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $2,439 | $2,439 | $2,439 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $291 | $291 | $518 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $5,424 | $5,424 | $10,848 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $2,415 | $2,415 | $2,415 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $289 | $289 | $515 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $19,488 | $19,488 | $25,638 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $9,788 | $9,788 | $15,938 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $9,788 | $9,788 | $15,938 |
Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Law Degree — Tuition | $10,584 | $21,168 |
| Law Degree — Required Fees | $2,451 | $2,451 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $7,228  $8,588 |
$7,228  $8,588 |
$12,290  $14,738 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000  $1,200 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,470  $7,568 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,364  $2,132 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A  N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A  N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A  N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $30 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $30 |
| First Professional Application Fee | $75 |
| Applicants | 14,778 (6,577 male / 8,201 female) |
| Admitted | 10,273 (4,589 male / 5,684 female) |
| Admission rate | 70% |
| First-time Enrollment | 3,013 (1,422 male / 1,591 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 2,995 (1,412 male / 1,583 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 18 (10 male / 8 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 25,313 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Northern Illinois University use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record |  / / |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
= Recommended, 
= Neither required nor recommended
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Northern Illinois University accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) | |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Mid-American Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 654th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 99% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 19 / 25 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 25 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 25 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 435th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 2% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 470 / 600 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 510 / 620 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 980 / 1220 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility | |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 6,300 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $4,880 |
| Board Fee | $3,200 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Northern Illinois University Ranks 1956th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,283 | 814 |  26% |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $3,808 | 1,184 |  37% |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $3,355 | 369 |  12% |
| Student Loan Aid | $4,663 | 1,813 |  57% |
| Any financial aid type | 2,324 |  73% |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Northern Illinois University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 369 | 234 | 603 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 992 | 1,746 | 2,738 |
Hispanic | 699 | 974 | 1,673 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 692 | 630 | 1,322 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 31 | 28 | 59 |
White Non-Hispanic | 8,488 | 9,569 | 18,057 |
Race Unknown | 417 | 444 | 861 |
| Total | 11,688 | 13,625 | 25,313 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Northern Illinois University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 16 | 14 | 30 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 206 | 312 | 518 |
Hispanic | 76 | 94 | 170 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 120 | 86 | 206 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 4 | 6 | 10 |
White Non-Hispanic | 961 | 787 | 1,748 |
Race Unknown | 41 | 42 | 83 |
| Total | 1,424 | 1,341 | 2,765 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Northern Illinois University.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | 127 | 276 | |
| 178 | 96 | 274 | |
| 146 | 120 | 266 | |
| 28 | 220 | 248 | |
| 82 | 165 | 247 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Northern Illinois University Ranks 824th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $63,437 ($68,345 male / $57,416 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 904 (498 male / 406 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 289 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 3 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $15,935,509 |
Northern Illinois University Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Northern Illinois University, located in DeKalb, Illinois, is the second largest university located in the state of Illinois. Altgeld as a satellite campus for the Illinois State Normal School (now Illinois State University), located in Normal, Illinois. NIU’s programs serve many first generation students, a status which 35% of NIU students claim. The Neptune Hall Complex is centrally located on campus, right next to the Holmes Student Center, and serves a large population of art students. Since the residence halls only provide housing for about a third of the students at NIU, large areas of off-campus housing in close proximity to the campus exist. There exists a large section of student housing north of campus, including townhomes, apartments and the houses of “Greek Row”, as well as the massive University Plaza, which offers dorm-style living. A secondary area of student housing exists in the form of apartment complexes along Lincoln Highway, south of campus. NIU’s Student Association governs the NIU community and makes decisions which affect the quality of life of students at NIU. Additional resources are provided to Health Enhancement, Recreation Services, Campus Childcare, the Campus Activities Board, and every registered group on campus. Much of the activity on campus is headquartered out of the Campus Life Building. The Campus Activities Board is responsible for bringing activity to the campus, and is also responsible for bringing the many high caliber performers which have come to the Convocation Center. In addition, 200+ student organizations on campus exist, including a large community of Fraternities and Sororities, political groups, including the College Democrats and College Republicans, advocacy groups such as the LGBT Resource Center and Black Student Union, special-interest groups, academic clubs, and so forth. The Student Association operates Organizational Expos throughout the year which gives all the ogranizations on campus the opportunity to showcase their groups and recruit students. Facilities that exist on campus to enhance Student Life include: The Campus Life Building, which serves as the headquarters for the Student Association, Campus Activities Board, Northern Star newspaper, and offices for a variety of important groups on campus. Additional facilities include the Holmes Student Center, which serves as the headquarters for visitors on campus, featuring a hotel, numerous offices, classrooms, meeting rooms, banquet halls, lounges, and a food court anchored by Subway. On the west side of campus near the residence halls is the sprawling Campus Recreational Building, which offers students a weight room, aerobics mats, a gymnasium, and a large room featuring dozens of treadmills. Also on the west side of campus is the recently-built Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, located just west of Huskie Stadium, which serves as an important visitors center and banquet venue for formal events on campus. Also on the west side of campus is Huskie Stadium, the home of NIU football games, which also often plays host to other significant outdoor events. On the far west side of campus is the Convocation Center, a state-of-the-art 10,000 seat arena which hosts NIU Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Gymnastics, Wrestling and Volleyball, Victor E.
Northern Illinois University Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Tutoring. In particular, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Northern Illinois University is unique in its study options. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Northern Illinois University.
- Mathematics:
- Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, Mathematics – General, Statistics/Probability
- History:
- History – General
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Clinical Laboratory Science, Communication Disorders, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Public Health
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business – General, Finance/Banking, Marketing Management, Operations Management
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
- Popular majors:
- twenty-two percent business per marketing, fourteen percent education, ten percent social sciences, eight percent communications per journalism, eight percent health professions, six percent visual and performing arts, five percent psychology
- Physical Sciences:
- Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Physics
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, German, Russian, Spanish
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, Family/Consumer Sciences – Education, Health Teacher Education, Physical Education, Special Education
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May.
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Northern Illinois University Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 66%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were five thousand, five hundred and seventy-six total number of transfer students who applied and three thousand, eight hundred and fifty-eight total number of transfer students who were admitted.
SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and The regular application is due the 1st of August. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May.
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Northern Illinois University Financial Aid
Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form and Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and ROTC. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
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Northern Illinois University Students
The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 66 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Again, the student body consists of ninety-seven percent in-state students, three percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty-two percent women, forty-eight percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, seventeen percent black per non-hispanic, seven percent hispanic, sixty-six percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, nine percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-one percent in top quarter of graduating class and seventy-one percent in top half of graduating class. Besides, it is part of an Urban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately eighteen thousand, four hundred and fifty-nine degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand, one hundred and seventy-nine first-time degree-seeking freshmen and six thousand, four hundred and eight graduate enrollment. Northern Illinois University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.
Remarkably, the school is located 65 miles from Chicago.This school features the Urban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.
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Northern Illinois University Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Women’s NCAA Division I and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Football
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
- Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Wrestling
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about 1 year ago
Kent HRKH712 ((at)) comcast dot net
Kate must have some really strange field of study. Everything thing she has said is "hogwash". Sour grapes, perhaps. In fact, the administration and faculty are will known for personal involvement in the needs of their students. You will experience a feeling of really belonging, being a part of, not a product of this university. I suggest you contact the alums/association for the facts.
about 1 year ago
Kate reboot7867 ((at)) yahoo dot com
Although NIU has some good qualities, they are very deeply hidden behind the bureaucratic red tape. I wish to tell anyone who is seriously thinking about going to NIU to heed my warning. I have yet to meet a single person on campus in which NIU has not delayed their graduation by a year or more. They often move required classes to another semester prolonging the time it takes for a student to graduate. The entire faculty could care less when you graduate, if it is possible at all. They claim because of a lack of teachers in my field they could not offer a required class, but upon further investigation, I found out that the current teachers just did not want to teach that class in the current semester. Because of this matter, NIU has delayed my graduation by a year or more. I have talked to many other students, all in different fields, and they are in the same situation. It would seem that the time for a concerned, considerate faculty has gone. Please think about your choice before choosing any college. I just wish someone had told me all of this before I wasted my time and money in an institution that has no thought or feeling toward its student body. I hope that this helps any perspective student; I know no college is perfect, but really think about what will suit you. If you do not mind graduating as much as two years later than the typical college, NIU might be for you.