Northern Illinois University is a fairly selective school. The school receives roughly 23,600 applications annually. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 70 percent which equals about 16,500 students being accepted to the institution. However, when the term starts, about 1,980 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 53 percent of the women decided to study at Northern Illinois University as compared to 46 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.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2019
Applications
23,649
Male 10,235
Female 13,402

 

Acceptance
16,504
Male 6,791
Female 9,707

 

Enrollment Total
1,977
Male 918
Female 1,059


Acceptance Rate
69.8%
Male
66.4%
Female
72.4%

 

Yield
12%
Male
13.5%
Female
10.9%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$0


Graduate

$60



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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