Northeastern Illinois University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 7,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,815
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 99%
From Region 1%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 51%
White 15%
Black 13%
Asian 9%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 589 44% 20% 9% 12% 45% 1% $61,659 14 -0.42 64 91%
Computer Science 84 — 79% 19% 24% 7% 32% 6% $87,846 9 -1.09 91 93% — — — —
Cybersecurity 24 — 71% 12% 33% 4% 33% 0% $83,216 27 -0.55 89 — — — — —
Information Technology 4 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $81,671 18 -0.81 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 17% 0% $77,521 80 +0.57 85 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $64,461 53 -0.06 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 67% 17% 17% 0% 50% 0% $69,680 31 -0.59 77 97% — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $71,600 15 -0.86 79 — — — — —
Biology 36 — 25% 22% 8% 6% 42% 3% $58,416 15 -0.93 57 91% — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,683 24 -0.62 45 85% — — — —
Environmental Studies 5 — 60% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $53,683 24 -0.62 45 85% — — — —
Community Health 9 — 33% 22% 22% 33% 0% 11% $60,685 28 -0.53 62 — — — — —
Economics 10 — 50% 0% 10% 0% 80% 0% $69,220 8 -1.08 76 90% — — — —
English 18 — 28% 44% 11% 6% 28% 0% $50,795 46 -0.20 38 93% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 3 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $64,861 70 +0.45 70 91% — — — —
General Studies 28 — 68% 4% 0% 43% 46% 0% $55,681 48 -0.16 50 90% — — — —
History 10 +1 70% 50% 0% 0% 40% 0% $55,593 52 -0.13 50 90% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $52,401 25 -0.68 42 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,050 33 -0.44 44 90% — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,861 87 +1.06 70 91% — — — —
Anthropology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,672 34 -0.47 40 — — — — —
Communication Studies 41 — 34% 22% 7% 17% 39% 0% $53,496 21 -0.78 45 92% — — — —
Geography 4 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $55,134 18 -0.80 49 — — — — —
International Studies 3 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,199 13 -0.76 57 — — — — —
Political Science 15 — 73% 20% 0% 13% 47% 0% $58,052 11 -1.04 56 84% — — — —
Psychology 64 — 17% 20% 5% 12% 52% 0% $52,369 36 -0.41 42 89% — — — —
Social Work 63 — 13% 14% 3% 3% 73% 0% $54,976 59 +0.20 49 92% — — — —
Sociology 9 +1 11% 22% 11% 11% 44% 0% $53,211 40 -0.33 44 92% — — — —
General Education 73 — 38% 19% 5% 23% 38% 0% $55,681 55 +0.07 50 90% — — — —
Art 11 — 18% 45% 0% 0% 27% 0% $53,206 82 +0.68 44 93% — — — —
Graphic Design 22 — 45% 36% 0% 5% 45% 0% $55,194 35 -0.38 49 — — — — —
Music 7 +4 29% 14% 14% 14% 43% 14% $47,915 54 +0.13 30 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 +1 55% 15% 0% 15% 60% 0% $57,854 41 -0.28 56 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Management 171 46% 25% 12% 2% 47% 2% $66,127 32 -0.95 72 92%
Accounting 36 — 56% 17% 11% 6% 56% 6% $72,726 19 -0.93 80 95% — — — —
Business Administration 23 — 39% 35% 4% 4% 35% 0% $60,349 10 -0.90 62 94% — — — —
Finance 35 — 66% 23% 11% 0% 40% 0% $69,932 5 -1.01 77 92% — — — —
General Business 22 — 36% 14% 14% 0% 64% 0% $60,320 10 -0.90 62 97% — — — —
Human Resources Development 16 — 6% 12% 12% 0% 69% 0% $57,442 5 -1.34 55 84% — — — —
Marketing 39 +1 44% 38% 18% 0% 36% 3% $66,870 18 -0.83 73 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 112 17% 20% 4% 3% 62% 0% $61,894 15 +1.20 65 94%
Early Childhood Education 37 — 3% 11% 5% 3% 70% 0% $58,628 89 +0.94 58 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 40 — 15% 25% 8% 0% 55% 0% $58,628 89 +0.94 58 93% — — — —
Middle School Education 10 — 30% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $58,628 75 +0.42 58 93% — — — —
Physical Education 10 — 60% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% $75,832 97 +2.23 83 100% — — — —
Special Education 15 — 20% 0% 0% 0% 87% 0% $71,551 99 +2.36 79 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,010
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,177
Est. In-State Cost $16,830
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,275
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 52%
4-Year Graduation Rate 7%
6-Year Graduation Rate 22%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.2% 202 26% 19% 4% 10% 56% 0% $54,001 29 -0.35 46 90% —
Education 21.2% 185 25% 19% 5% 11% 52% 0% $59,443 82 +0.76 60 92% —
Business & Economics 20.8% 181 46% 23% 12% 2% 49% 2% $66,298 17 -0.96 72 92% —
Computer Science 12.8% 112 77% 18% 25% 7% 33% 4% $86,633 12 -0.96 91 93% —
Humanities 7.5% 65 55% 22% 3% 23% 40% 0% $54,647 49 -0.15 48 91% —
Arts 4.6% 40 35% 35% 2% 5% 40% 2% $53,373 58 +0.00 44 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.1% 36 25% 22% 8% 6% 42% 3% $58,416 14 -0.93 57 91% —
Professional 2.3% 20 55% 15% 0% 15% 60% 0% $57,854 20 -0.28 56 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 14 71% 29% 7% 14% 36% 0% $73,315 35 -0.13 81 97% —
Health Sciences 1.0% 9 33% 22% 22% 33% 0% 11% $60,685 4 -0.53 62 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 8 62% 25% 0% 12% 50% 0% $53,683 19 -0.62 45 85% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $1.1M #238 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.7M #268 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.5M #270 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #417 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #541 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #281 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.8M #454 100% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional