Applying to Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois University's acceptance rate is 70.45% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 24,177 students applied and 17,033 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Northern Illinois.

Northern Illinois's acceptance rate places 18th out of 60 Illinois colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Northern Illinois, it is required to submit high school GPA and record.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Northern Illinois University is 70.45% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.93%. 10,198 men and 13,971 women applied to Northern Illinois and 6,799 men and 10,231 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,004 men and 1,198 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Northern Illinois.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Northern Illinois
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	24,177	10,198	13,971	0	8
Admitted	17,033	6,799	10,231	0	3
Enrolled	2,202	1,004	1,198	0	0
Acceptance Rate	70.45%	66.67%	73.23%	-	37.50%
Yield	12.93%	14.77%	11.71%	-	0.00%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Northern Illinois University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 2,202 first-year students enrolled in Northern Illinois. The proportion of full-time students is 98.96% and part-time students is 1.04%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 45.59% and women students is 54.41%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Northern Illinois.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Northern Illinois
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,202	1,004	1,198
Full-time	2,179	990	1,189
Part-time	23	14	9

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Northern Illinois. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Northern Illinois University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Northern Illinois Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

Application fee is $60 for applying graduate schools. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Northern Illinois.

Admission Information for Applying to Northern Illinois
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	www.niu.edu/Apply/index.shtml
Online Application	www.niu.edu/admissions/apply/index.shtml
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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