Northeastern Illinois University
Northeastern Illinois University admitted 75% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $9,377 a year. Within six years, 25% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 75%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $23,570 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $9,377 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,795 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $12,743 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $22,581 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 25%
- Students who return for a second year
- 52%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $56,278 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,982
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 57%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Computer and information sciences
- 13%
- Education
- 13%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 12%
- Psychology
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
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- Chestnut Hill College PA · 75% admitted
- Nazareth University NY · 75% admitted
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO · 75% admitted
More colleges in Illinois
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · 42% admitted
- University of Illinois Chicago IL · 77% admitted
- Illinois State University IL · 88% admitted
- DePaul University IL · 76% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Illinois IL · 83% admitted
- Loyola University Chicago IL · 82% admitted
- Northern Illinois University IL · 70% admitted
- Northwestern University IL · 7.7% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.