Financial Aid at Northern Illinois

Financial Aid Amount Received

$11,178 (89.38% of tuition)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

88% of 11,429 students

10,082 undergraduate students (88% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Northern Illinois University. The percentage of students who received financial aid much higher compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $11,178 and the average loan amount is $6,535. The average financial aid amount is 89.38% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $12,506).

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	10,082	88%	$112,694,919	$11,178
Pell Grants	5,206	46%	$26,189,023	$5,031
Federal Students Loans	5,584	49%	$36,491,988	$6,535

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 2,323 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Northern Illinois University.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $13,565 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,218.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Northern Illinois University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	2,342	99%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	2,323	98%	$31,511,636	$13,565
Federal Grants	1,792	75%	$7,903,984	$4,411
Pell Grants	1,349	57%	$7,070,628	$5,241
Other Federal Grants	1,408	59%	$833,356	$592
State/Local Grants	1,457	61%	$9,194,367	$6,310
Institutional Grants	2,293	96%	$14,413,285	$6,286
Student Loans	1,382	58%	$8,593,220	$6,218
Federal Student Loans	1,361	57%	$7,025,242	$5,162
Other Student Loans	139	6%	$1,567,978	$11,280

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at Northern Illinois University.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$27,108,302	$14,305
0 - $30,000	607	607	$11,027,505	$18,167
$30,001 - $48,000	425	425	$7,426,365	$17,474
$48,001 - $75,000	326	326	$4,740,100	$14,540
$75,001 - $110,000	212	209	$1,994,519	$9,408
$110,001 - more	325	308	$1,919,813	$5,907

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At Northern Illinois University, 1,953 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 43 students live off-campus. In addition, 157 students live with their family.