All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Northern Illinois University, 11,297 undergraduate students (95% of total 11,834 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,294.
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 Scholarship11,29795% $104,996,419$9,294
Pell Grants5,37345% $25,069,498$4,666
Federal Student Loan5,83149% $38,869,242$6,666

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,136 beginning undergraduate students (99% of total 2,147 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 $12,552.
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 Aid2,13699% --
Grants or Scholarships2,13599%$26,798,696$12,552
Federal Grants2,03295%$7,737,131$3,808
Pell Grants1,23157%$6,063,335$4,926
Other Federal Grants1,93690%$1,673,796$865
State/Local Grants1,31161%$6,513,834$4,969
Institutional Grants2,06896%$12,547,731$6,068
Student Loan Aid1,27459%$8,124,054$6,377
Federal Student Loans1,26059%$6,569,590$5,214
Other Student Loans1296%$1,554,464$12,050

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

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 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 level1,6641,649$21,715,911$13,050
0-30,000613613$9,538,006$15,560
30,001-48,000376376$5,838,710$15,528
48,001-75,000260259$3,465,888$13,330
75,001-110,000166164$1,510,353$9,099
110,001 or more249237$1,362,954$5,474
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