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Acceptance Rate 69.79%
Yield 12.06%
Applicants 23,651
Admitted 16,505
Enrolled 1,991

Northern Illinois Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 69.79% at Northern Illinois University. Total 23,651 students applied and 16,505 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwww.niu.edu/Apply/index.shtml
Online Applicationwww.niu.edu/admissions/apply/index.shtml
Acceptance Rate69.79%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 69.79%. A total of 23,651 students (10,235 men and 13,402 women) have applied to and 16,505 (6,791 men and 9,707 women) students admitted to Northern Illinois University.
Among them, 923 male and 1,065 female students have enrolled into Northern Illinois and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.06%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Northern Illinois
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants23,65110,23513,40200
Admitted16,5056,7919,70700
Enrolled1,9919231,06500
Acceptance Rate 69.79% 66.35% 72.43% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.06% 13.59% 10.97% - -
[Chart] Northern Illinois University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Northern Illinois University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Northern 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 Northern Illinois

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