Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL · Public · Large city · NIU
Public institution in Chicago, IL · 3,869 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $52,234 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Pell Grant share
- Top 16%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,550552nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,383789th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,7261,003rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,208820th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,600295th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,234947th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,801959th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 16.8%1,956th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 61.0%1,576th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.4%617th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,869598th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 53.8%309th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 10 mi (ORD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- RDJul 29
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $55,286 | $56,544 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $50,231 | $52,107 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,105 | $46,407 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationEducation | bachelors | $48,041 | — |
| Geography and CartographySocial Sciences | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,890 | $43,240 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $44,468 | $50,105 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $44,276 | $41,565 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $44,091 | $45,128 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherPublic Administration | bachelors | $43,240 | $45,383 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $47,260 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $40,402 | $34,704 |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteneiu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 147776)
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