Northern Illinois University Admission Data Trends

COA - Cost of Attendance

Check out how much tuition and other college costs have increased over the past 10 years at Northern Illinois University by year.

Admission and Test Scores

The 2025 acceptance rate of Northern Illinois University is 0.2% higher than 2014 acceptance rate .

The SAT score is higher 25 points than 2014's score. Check out how admission data have changed over the past 10 years at Northern Illinois University by year.

Enrollment Trends

The 2025 total students population is 15,649 at Northern Illinois University, which is 32.15% decrease compared to 2014 enrollment.

Discover how the size has changed by gender, school level, and enrollment type by year.

Graduation Trends

The 2025 graduation rate is 53.00% at Northern Illinois University, which is 3% increase compared to 2014 rate.

Discover Trends of graduation, transfer-out, and retention-rate by by year. Also, check out how the students to faculty ratio has changed.

Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, 95% of undergraduate students received financial aid and the average received amount is $9,294.

The received financial aid amount increased by 1225 compared to 10 years ago.