Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Northern Illinois

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), 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.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 93.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 70% of students received student loans.

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.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1410,564 (67%)$8,0767,011 (44%)$4,20410,571 (67%)$7,627
2014-1510,536 (68%)$8,0696,871 (45%)$4,25110,301 (67%)$7,636
2015-1610,583 (70%)$8,2736,626 (44%)$4,3099,735 (65%)$7,476
2016-179,656 (69%)$8,5306,025 (43%)$4,3028,978 (64%)$10,891
2017-189,699 (72%)$8,8096,000 (45%)$4,3928,528 (63%)$7,271
2018-199,541 (75%)$8,8185,630 (44%)$4,4837,758 (61%)$7,144
2019-209,920 (82%)$9,2805,226 (43%)$4,5707,113 (59%)$7,078
2020-2111,070 (90%)$9,4355,260 (43%)$4,6476,176 (50%)$6,762
2021-2211,297 (95%)$9,2945,373 (45%)$4,6665,831 (49%)$6,666
Average10,318 (76.44%)$8,7326,002 (44.00%)$4,4258,332 (60.56%)$7,617

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

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
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,358 (90%)$9,8002,008 (76%)$7,567
2014-152,343 (94%)$9,1121,901 (76%)$7,682
2015-162,057 (92%)$9,4671,594 (71%)$7,435
2016-171,587 (89%)$9,4821,327 (74%)$7,535
2017-181,656 (90%)$9,9591,323 (72%)$7,177
2018-191,734 (95%)$10,4111,305 (71%)$7,083
2019-201,826 (97%)$11,8481,289 (69%)$6,741
2020-211,968 (98%)$13,0081,172 (59%)$6,236
2021-222,135 (99%)$12,5521,274 (59%)$6,377
Average1,963 (93.78%)$10,6271,466 (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.
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) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,419 (54%)$4,462549 (21%)$3841,320 (50%)$3,9422,082 (79%)$5,458
2014-151,276 (51%)$4,449332 (13%)$3841,156 (46%)$3,8902,044 (82%)$5,406
2015-161,073 (48%)$4,477278 (12%)$587933 (42%)$4,1021,823 (82%)$5,858
2016-17814 (46%)$4,537246 (14%)$784790 (44%)$4,2501,421 (80%)$5,493
2017-18929 (51%)$4,505228 (12%)$736936 (51%)$4,3571,551 (85%)$5,198
2018-19954 (52%)$4,745272 (15%)$748982 (54%)$4,3711,692 (92%)$5,337
2019-20959 (51%)$4,8831,096 (58%)$1,0561,302 (69%)$4,6171,803 (96%)$5,426
2020-211,124 (56%)$4,9191,878 (94%)$1,8821,224 (61%)$5,1101,805 (90%)$5,696
2021-221,231 (57%)$4,9261,936 (90%)$8651,311 (61%)$4,9692,068 (96%)$6,068
Average1,087 (51.78%)$4,656757 (36.56%)$8251,106 (53.11%)$4,4011,810 (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..
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.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,008 (76%)$7,5671,995 (76%)$6,538178 (7%)$12,087
2014-151,901 (76%)$7,6821,890 (76%)$6,524198 (8%)$11,478
2015-161,594 (71%)$7,4351,572 (70%)$6,110189 (8%)$11,885
2016-171,327 (74%)$7,5351,315 (74%)$6,215151 (8%)$12,097
2017-181,323 (72%)$7,1771,308 (71%)$5,843161 (9%)$11,502
2018-191,305 (71%)$7,0831,290 (70%)$5,827153 (8%)$11,285
2019-201,289 (69%)$6,7411,278 (68%)$5,721126 (7%)$10,930
2020-211,172 (59%)$6,2361,155 (58%)$5,313100 (5%)$11,726
2021-221,274 (59%)$6,3771,260 (59%)$5,214129 (6%)$12,050
Average1,466 (69.67%)$7,0931,451 (69.11%)$5,923154 (7.33%)$11,671
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