Northern Illinois University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
147703 City Dekalb 1
147703 State IL 2
147703 Region Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) 3
147703 Locale Suburb: Small (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population less than 100,000) 4
147703 Main Campus Yes 5
147703 Institution Type Public Institution 6
147703 Accreditation Higher Learning Commission 7
147703 Website www.niu.edu/ 8
147703 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
147703 Carnegie Classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity 10

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
147703 Number of graduate students 4,220
147703 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 70.4%
147703 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 11,408
147703 Historically Black College and University No
147703 Predominantly Black Institution No
147703 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
147703 Tribal College and University No
147703 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
147703 Hispanic-serving institution No
147703 Native American non-tribal institution No
147703 Men-only college No
147703 Women-only college No
147703 Online-only education No
147703 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
147703 Admission rate 71%
147703 Midpoint of SAT scores (writing) 465
147703 Midpoint of the ACT writing score 7
147703 25th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 410
147703 75th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 520
147703 25th percentile of the ACT writing score 6
147703 75th percentile of the ACT writing score 8

Financials

UNITID Item Value
147703 University Tuition Information www.niu.edu/bursar/tuition/estimator.shtml
147703 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 45%
147703 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 49%
147703 Median Debt for Completing Students $22,162
147703 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $9,500
147703 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $18,000
147703 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $16,000
147703 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $15,000
147703 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $16,750
147703 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $235
147703 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $13,484
147703 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $10,974
147703 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $11,006
147703 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $13,204
147703 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $17,435
147703 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $21,060

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
147703 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $55,380
147703 Completion Rate 52%
147703 Fed Loan Default Rate 09%

Programs

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