Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a fairly selective school. The school receives roughly 24,200 applications annually. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 70 percent which equals about 17,000 students being accepted to the institution. However, when the term starts, about 2,200 students would have chosen Northern Illinois University as their future school. Based on the institution’s application data, 42% of the applicants were men while 57% were women, however, after receiving the letter of acceptance, only 54 percent of the women decided to study at Northern Illinois University as compared to 45 percent of men who decided to enroll. Northern Illinois University’s undergraduate application fee is $0. First-year students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Northern Illinois University when applying. Most often, an ACT score of 18 - 24 or a 960 - 1,180 SAT score is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits.