Northern Illinois University is a fairly selective school. The school receives roughly 23,200 applications annually. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 72 percent which equals about 16,700 students being accepted to the institution. However, when the term starts, about 2,410 students would have chosen Northern Illinois University as their future school. Based on the institution’s application data, 43% of the applicants were men while 56% were women, however, after receiving the letter of acceptance, only 52 percent of the women decided to study at Northern Illinois University as compared to 47 percent of men who decided to enroll. Northern Illinois University’s undergraduate application fee is unknown. 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.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the
Applications
23,244
Male 10,194
Female 13,035

 

Acceptance
16,652
Male 7,084
Female 9,564

 

Enrollment Total
2,410
Male 1,141
Female 1,269


Acceptance Rate
71.6%
Male
69.5%
Female
73.4%

 

Yield
14.5%
Male
16.1%
Female
13.3%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

Unknown

Graduate

$60



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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