Financial Aid at Northern Illinois

Financial Aid Amount Received

$9,294 (74.32% of tuition)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

95% of 11,429 students

11,297 undergraduate students (95% 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 $9,294 and the average loan amount is $6,666. The average financial aid amount is 74.32% 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	11,297	95%	$104,996,419	$9,294
Pell Grants	5,373	45%	$25,069,498	$4,666
Federal Students Loans	5,831	49%	$38,869,242	$6,666

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), 2,135 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 $12,552 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,377.

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	2,136	99%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	2,135	99%	$26,798,696	$12,552
Federal Grants	2,032	95%	$7,737,131	$3,808
Pell Grants	1,231	57%	$6,063,335	$4,926
Other Federal Grants	1,936	90%	$1,673,796	$865
State/Local Grants	1,311	61%	$6,513,834	$4,969
Institutional Grants	2,068	96%	$12,547,731	$6,068
Student Loans	1,274	59%	$8,124,054	$6,377
Federal Student Loans	1,260	59%	$6,569,590	$5,214
Other Student Loans	129	6%	$1,554,464	$12,050

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	-	-	$21,715,911	$13,050
0 - $30,000	613	613	$9,538,006	$15,560
$30,001 - $48,000	376	376	$5,838,710	$15,528
$48,001 - $75,000	260	259	$3,465,888	$13,330
$75,001 - $110,000	166	164	$1,510,353	$9,099
$110,001 - more	249	237	$1,362,954	$5,474

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At Northern Illinois University, 1,749 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 45 students live off-campus. In addition, 157 students live with their family.