Northern Illinois University

4-years Public College In Dekalb, IL

Northern Illinois University (referred to as Northern Illinois) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Dekalb, IL. It is classified as Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 tuition & fees at Northern Illinois University is $12,472 for Illinois residents and $12,700 for out-of-state students. The school has a total enrollment of 15,649 and student to faculty ratio is 7.14% (14 to 1).The highest degree offered at Northern Illinois University is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. It offers Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice) degrees and programs.

2023 Key Facts

Tuition & Fees	$12,472 (Illinois Residents) $12,700 (out-of-state)
Acceptance Rate	70.68%
Student Population	15,649
Graduation Rate	53%
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

Northern Illinois University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).

2021-2022 Tuition & Fees

The undergraduate tuition & fees at Northern Illinois University is $12,472 for Illinois residents and $12,700 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. The graduate tuition & fees at Northern Illinois University is $9,066 for Illinois residents and $9,090 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. Northern Illinois University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee. 95 students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $9,294 (exclude student loans).

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Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

The acceptance rate at Northern Illinois University is 70.68% and the admission yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 13.30%. Northern Illinois University accepts advanced placement(AP) credits. Total 15,649 students are attending at Northern Illinois University (11,429 undergraduate students). There are 787 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 248 part-time faculty working for Northern Illinois University. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 2,675 (full-time) and 288 (part-time). The graduation rate at Northern Illinois University is 53% and the retention rate is 65% at the school.

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Special Learning Opportunities & On-Campus Services

Northern Illinois University offers the distance education programs that all courses for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively. Northern Illinois University offers ROTC, study abroad, weekend/evening college, teacher certification program. On Northern Illinois University campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at Northern Illinois University
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children