Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Northern Illinois University admitted 17,033 of 24,177 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (70.5%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Northern Illinois University
Three things Northern Illinois University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
Northern Illinois University reports that test scores are not considered at all.
That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
The admit rate rose from 54% to 70% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
Families paid $13,391 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
70.5%
17,033 admitted of 24,177 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Northern Illinois University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 54% to 70%.
What Northern Illinois University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Essay
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scores
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendations
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $13,391 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $10,126
- $30k–$48k
- $9,854
- $48k–$75k
- $12,797
- $75k–$110k
- $17,612
- Over $110k
- $21,834
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionAugust 1, 2027
Verified July 12, 2026 · Source
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Illinois
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
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