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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?

1,270 Undergraduate Awards
$33,057 Avg Cost After Aid
63% Acceptance Rate
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at Northeastern Illinois University.
  • In 2021-2022, 57% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Northeastern Illinois University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,312 a year. That's about 23% more than their peers at 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

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
16% 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 16% of students took out student loans averaging $6,190 a year. That adds up to $24,760 over four years for those students.

Northeastern Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,657 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,608 undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University, with 2,657 being full-time and 1,951 being part-time.

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There are also 1,832 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,657 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 266
Black or African American 286
Hispanic or Latino 1,076
White 582
International Students 59
Other Races/Ethnicities 388

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.

Online Learning at Northeastern Illinois University

2,079 Took All Classes Online
4,506 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 4,506 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northeastern Illinois University has changed over the last few years.

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Northeastern Illinois University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific 109 66 175
Social Work 96 63 159
Computer Science 111 18 129
Liberal Arts General Studies 106 0 106
Business Administration & Management 60 26 86
Accounting 73 12 85
Educational Administration 0 82 82
General Psychology 80 0 80
General Biology 63 7 70
Special Education 12 56 68
Human Resource Management 55 10 65
Communication & Media Studies 57 7 64
Teacher Education Subject Specific 27 23 50
Finance & Financial Management 47 0 47
Marketing 42 0 42
General Business/Commerce 40 0 40
Mathematics 17 22 39
Mental & Social Health Services 0 37 37
Criminal Justice & Corrections 37 0 37
General English Literature 24 10 34
History 26 6 32
Chemistry 18 10 28
Student Counseling 0 26 26
Public Health 10 15 25
Political Science & Government 17 5 22
Fine & Studio Arts 22 0 22
Romance Languages 21 0 21
Teaching English or French 0 19 19
Sociology 18 0 18
Economics 17 0 17
Area Studies 0 11 11
Ethnic Studies 6 5 11
Natural Resources Conservation 11 0 11
Design & Applied Arts 9 0 9
Anthropology 8 0 8
Other Social Sciences 0 8 8
International Studies 7 0 7
Philosophy 7 0 7
Music 4 3 7
Geography & Cartography 5 0 5
Curriculum & Instruction 0 4 4
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 4 4
Geological & Earth Sciences 4 0 4
Physics 4 0 4
Health & Physical Education 0 3 3
Multilingual Education 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,270 558 1,828

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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