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Northeastern Illinois University Overview

Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The location of Northeastern Illinois University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Northeastern Illinois University Known For?

1,059 Undergraduate Awards
$33,057 Avg Cost After Aid
63% Acceptance Rate
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Northeastern Illinois University since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at Northeastern Illinois University.
  • In a recent academic period57% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree make about $52,234 a year. That's 28% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Northeastern Illinois University?

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Contact details for Northeastern Illinois University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5500 N Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625-4699
Phone: 773-583-4050
Website: www.neiu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Northeastern Illinois University?

You can apply to Northeastern Illinois University online at: https://admissions.neiu.edu/admission-requirements

Admission Requirements for Northeastern Illinois University

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northeastern Illinois University?

63% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 63%, Northeastern Illinois University does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Can I Afford Northeastern Illinois University?

$33,057 Net Price
9% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Northeastern Illinois University is $33,057. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northeastern Illinois University, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $6,513 a year. That adds up to $26,052 over four years for those students.

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Northeastern Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,019 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,220 undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University, with 3,019 being full-time and 2,201 being part-time.

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There are also 1,899 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,019 full-time undergraduates at Northeastern Illinois University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northeastern Illinois University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 304
Black or African American 321
Hispanic or Latino 1,260
White 687
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 395

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Northeastern Illinois University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at Northeastern Illinois University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Mongolia.

Northeastern Illinois University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Social Work 100 71 171
Teacher Education Grade Specific 98 59 157
Computer Science 103 16 119
Business Administration & Management 56 37 93
General Psychology 89 0 89
Liberal Arts General Studies 87 0 87
Special Education 26 51 77
General Biology 64 6 70
Accounting 55 13 68
Educational Administration 0 67 67
Mental & Social Health Services 0 44 44
Communication & Media Studies 36 5 41
Teacher Education Subject Specific 19 18 37
Marketing 36 0 36
Finance & Financial Management 34 0 34
Human Resource Management 30 4 34
Criminal Justice & Corrections 34 0 34
General English Literature 21 9 30
Student Counseling 0 27 27
General Business/Commerce 26 0 26
Political Science & Government 16 6 22
History 16 5 21
Teaching English or French 0 20 20
Fine & Studio Arts 18 0 18
Music 8 6 14
Chemistry 9 4 13
Sociology 13 0 13
Design & Applied Arts 13 0 13
Health & Physical Education 0 12 12
Mathematics 7 3 10
Economics 10 0 10
Romance Languages 9 0 9
Other Social Sciences 0 9 9
Area Studies 0 7 7
Public Health 5 2 7
Natural Resources Conservation 7 0 7
Curriculum & Instruction 0 5 5
Ethnic Studies 4 1 5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 4 4
Geography & Cartography 4 0 4
Geological & Earth Sciences 3 0 3
Gerontology 0 2 2
Anthropology 2 0 2
Philosophy 1 0 1
Multilingual Education 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,059 513 1,572

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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