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Acceptance Rate 74.60%
Yield 8.49%
Applicants 8,955
Admitted 6,680
Enrolled 567

Northeastern Illinois Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 74.6% at Northeastern Illinois University. Total 8,955 students applied and 6,680 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.neiu.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.neiu.edu/admission-requirements
Acceptance Rate74.60%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 74.60%. A total of 8,955 students (3,644 men and 5,294 women) have applied to and 6,680 (2,499 men and 4,173 women) students admitted to Northeastern Illinois University.
Among them, 262 male and 305 female students have enrolled into Northeastern Illinois and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.49%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Northeastern Illinois
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,9553,6445,29400
Admitted6,6802,4994,17300
Enrolled56726230500
Acceptance Rate 74.60% 68.58% 78.83% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.49% 10.48% 7.31% - -
[Chart] Northeastern Illinois University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Northeastern Illinois University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Northeastern Illinois
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✗
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Northeastern Illinois

The calendar system at Northeastern Illinois University is Semester. Northeastern Illinois University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Northeastern Illinois University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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