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Dekalb, IL

Northern Illinois University

https://www.niu.edu

Repayment outcome

85.3%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$28,100–$62,700

middle 50% · median $43,900

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

$19,624

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$16,500

Sticker price

before any aid

$27,621

Default rate

9.4%

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.

  1. Engineering$66,989
  2. Computer Science$59,519
  3. Engineering Tech$57,888
  4. Business$51,511
  5. Legal Studies$50,960
  6. Education$48,308
  7. Math & Statistics$43,922
  8. Physical Sciences$38,289
  9. Communication and Media Studies.$37,541
  10. History$36,437
  11. Liberal Arts$33,565
  12. Biology$33,459
  13. Parks & Fitness$32,467
  14. Interdisciplinary$32,058
  15. English & Literature$32,051
  16. Psychology$30,134
  17. Foreign Languages$29,685
  18. Family Sciences$29,685
  19. Public Admin$29,685
  20. Social Sciences$25,938
  21. Visual & Performing Arts$23,803
  22. Health Professions$21,383

Academics

Acceptance

56.1%

Avg SAT

1,010

Enrollment

15,782

What students study

19 fields offered

Health Professions

17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Business16.8%
  2. 03Social Sciences9.5%
  3. 04Education8.7%
  4. 05Communications7.7%
  5. 06Psychology6.2%
  6. 07Visual & Performing Arts4.8%
  7. 08Family Sciences4.2%
  8. 09Biology3.5%
  9. 10Engineering3.2%
  10. 11English & Literature2.9%
  11. 12Liberal Arts2.4%
  12. 13Math & Statistics2.0%
  13. 14Engineering Tech1.9%
  14. 15Computer Science1.9%
  15. 16Parks & Fitness1.7%
  16. 17History1.7%
  17. 18Physical Sciences1.5%
  18. 19Foreign Languages1.4%
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