How Northern Illinois's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Northern Illinois University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,318, which is 76.44 % of all undergraduate students. 8,332 students which is 60.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,617.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	10,564 (67%)	$8,076	7,011 (44%)	$4,204	10,571 (67%)	$7,627
2014-15	10,536 (68%)	$8,069	6,871 (45%)	$4,251	10,301 (67%)	$7,636
2015-16	10,583 (70%)	$8,273	6,626 (44%)	$4,309	9,735 (65%)	$7,476
2016-17	9,656 (69%)	$8,530	6,025 (43%)	$4,302	8,978 (64%)	$10,891
2017-18	9,699 (72%)	$8,809	6,000 (45%)	$4,392	8,528 (63%)	$7,271
2018-19	9,541 (75%)	$8,818	5,630 (44%)	$4,483	7,758 (61%)	$7,144
2019-20	9,920 (82%)	$9,280	5,226 (43%)	$4,570	7,113 (59%)	$7,078
2020-21	11,070 (90%)	$9,435	5,260 (43%)	$4,647	6,176 (50%)	$6,762
2021-22	11,297 (95%)	$9,294	5,373 (45%)	$4,666	5,831 (49%)	$6,666
Average	10,318 (76.44%)	$8,732	6,002 (44.00%)	$4,425	8,332 (60.56%)	$7,617

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,963 (93.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,627. It can cover 84.97% of tuition & fees ($12,506) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,466 (69.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,093).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,358 (90%)	$9,800	2,008 (76%)	$7,567
2014-15	2,343 (94%)	$9,112	1,901 (76%)	$7,682
2015-16	2,057 (92%)	$9,467	1,594 (71%)	$7,435
2016-17	1,587 (89%)	$9,482	1,327 (74%)	$7,535
2017-18	1,656 (90%)	$9,959	1,323 (72%)	$7,177
2018-19	1,734 (95%)	$10,411	1,305 (71%)	$7,083
2019-20	1,826 (97%)	$11,848	1,289 (69%)	$6,741
2020-21	1,968 (98%)	$13,008	1,172 (59%)	$6,236
2021-22	2,135 (99%)	$12,552	1,274 (59%)	$6,377
Average	1,963 (93.78%)	$10,627	1,466 (69.67%)	$7,093

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,087 (51.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,656.

In addition, 1,106 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (53.11 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,419 (54%)	$4,462	549 (21%)	$384	1,320 (50%)	$3,942	2,082 (79%)	$5,458
2014-15	1,276 (51%)	$4,449	332 (13%)	$384	1,156 (46%)	$3,890	2,044 (82%)	$5,406
2015-16	1,073 (48%)	$4,477	278 (12%)	$587	933 (42%)	$4,102	1,823 (82%)	$5,858
2016-17	814 (46%)	$4,537	246 (14%)	$784	790 (44%)	$4,250	1,421 (80%)	$5,493
2017-18	929 (51%)	$4,505	228 (12%)	$736	936 (51%)	$4,357	1,551 (85%)	$5,198
2018-19	954 (52%)	$4,745	272 (15%)	$748	982 (54%)	$4,371	1,692 (92%)	$5,337
2019-20	959 (51%)	$4,883	1,096 (58%)	$1,056	1,302 (69%)	$4,617	1,803 (96%)	$5,426
2020-21	1,124 (56%)	$4,919	1,878 (94%)	$1,882	1,224 (61%)	$5,110	1,805 (90%)	$5,696
2021-22	1,231 (57%)	$4,926	1,936 (90%)	$865	1,311 (61%)	$4,969	2,068 (96%)	$6,068
Average	1,087 (51.78%)	$4,656	757 (36.56%)	$825	1,106 (53.11%)	$4,401	1,810 (86.89%)	$5,549

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,466 (69.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,466.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,008 (76%)	$7,567	1,995 (76%)	$6,538	178 (7%)	$12,087
2014-15	1,901 (76%)	$7,682	1,890 (76%)	$6,524	198 (8%)	$11,478
2015-16	1,594 (71%)	$7,435	1,572 (70%)	$6,110	189 (8%)	$11,885
2016-17	1,327 (74%)	$7,535	1,315 (74%)	$6,215	151 (8%)	$12,097
2017-18	1,323 (72%)	$7,177	1,308 (71%)	$5,843	161 (9%)	$11,502
2018-19	1,305 (71%)	$7,083	1,290 (70%)	$5,827	153 (8%)	$11,285
2019-20	1,289 (69%)	$6,741	1,278 (68%)	$5,721	126 (7%)	$10,930
2020-21	1,172 (59%)	$6,236	1,155 (58%)	$5,313	100 (5%)	$11,726
2021-22	1,274 (59%)	$6,377	1,260 (59%)	$5,214	129 (6%)	$12,050
Average	1,466 (69.67%)	$7,093	1,451 (69.11%)	$5,923	154 (7.33%)	$11,671

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Northern Illinois

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time