Financial Aid at Northern Illinois

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

9,747 students (86% of total 11,358 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Northern Illinois University (Northern Illinois). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,589.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 99% of total 2,179 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $14,387.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Northern Illinois University, 9,747 undergraduate students (86% of total 11,358 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,589.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Northern Illinois
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship9,74786% $122,706,275$12,589
Pell Grants5,37547% $29,426,181$5,475
Federal Student Loan5,30647% $34,721,358$6,544

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,158 beginning undergraduate students (99% of total 2,179 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Northern Illinois University. The average amount of aid received is $14,387.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Northern Illinois
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,15899% --
Grants or Scholarships2,13798%$30,744,353$14,387
Federal Grants1,30260%$7,731,805$5,938
Pell Grants1,30160%$7,410,199$5,696
Other Federal Grants44020%$321,606$731
State/Local Grants1,35762%$10,146,992$7,478
Institutional Grants2,10296%$12,865,556$6,121
Student Loan Aid1,17554%$7,246,667$6,167
Federal Student Loans1,16353%$5,976,394$5,139
Other Student Loans1085%$1,270,273$11,762

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Northern Illinois University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,8951,875$27,108,302$14,305
0-30,000607607$11,027,505$18,167
30,001-48,000425425$7,426,365$17,474
48,001-75,000326326$4,740,100$14,540
75,001-110,000212209$1,994,519$9,408
110,001 or more325308$1,919,813$5,907

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