Chicago, IL
Northeastern Illinois University
https://www.neiu.edu/Repayment outcome
80.3%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$21,100–$52,700
middle 50% · median $36,000
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$15,952
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$11,643.5
Sticker price
before any aid
$22,273
Default rate
6.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$77,401
- Computer Science$56,544
- Business$47,260
- Social Sciences$45,500
- Math & Statistics$45,128
- Visual & Performing Arts$41,565
- Criminal Justice$34,847
- English & Literature$34,420
- Health Professions$34,206
- Liberal Arts$33,604
- Communication and Media Studies.$32,806
- Foreign Languages$32,711
- Biology$32,658
- Public Admin$31,474
- Psychology$29,926
- Interdisciplinary$29,685
- History$27,126
Academics
Acceptance
59.8%
Avg SAT
890
Enrollment
8,827
What students study
18 fields offered
Business
16% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Education12.1%
- 03Liberal Arts10.3%
- 04Public Admin8.7%
- 05Social Sciences8.6%
- 06Criminal Justice6.8%
- 07Psychology6.0%
- 08Communications5.2%
- 09Biology4.1%
- 10English & Literature3.4%
- 11History3.3%
- 12Computer Science2.9%
- 13Visual & Performing Arts2.8%
- 14Math & Statistics2.1%
- 15Physical Sciences1.9%
- 16Foreign Languages1.8%
- 17Natural Resources1.4%
- 18Health Professions1.2%