Northern Illinois University, Majors, Admissions & Facts

The Northern Illinois University is established in and located at Dekalb, Illinois 60115-2828. Being part of public higher education institution that offers 133 degrees of study overall and has a common calendar system as Semester . The Northern Illinois University provides Public‚ 4-year or above and has Suburb: Small setting for the students.

The programs that are offered in Northern Illinois University consists of Graduate degree or certificate offering, Undergraduate degree or certificate offering, Doctor’s degree, Doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice in more than 24 Subject areas as well as 81 specializations.

Contact Details

1425 W. Lincoln Hwy.
Dekalb, IL 60115-2828
Ph: 2147483647
Fax: 0
Official Website

Type

: Public‚ 4-year or above

Awards offered

Graduate degree or certificate offering

Undergraduate degree or certificate offering

Doctor’s degree

Doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Academic

: Yes

Calendar system

: Semester

Undergraduate application fee

: $ 40

Graduate application fee

: $ 40

Admissions & Requirements

Northern Illinois University Undergraduate application fees is $40 and Graduate application fees $40. Below table’s shows Northern Illinois University admission requirements, Act and SAT test scores percentile.

Admissions : www.niu.edu/Apply/index.shtml

Applications: www.niu.edu/admissions/onlineapp.shtml

Requirements

	Required	Neither Required nor Recommended
Secondary school GPA	✔
Secondary school rank	✔
Secondary school record	✔
Completion of college-preparatory program	✔
Recommendations		✔
Formal demonstration of competencies		✔
Admission test scores	✔
TOEFL	✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)		✔

SAT & ACT Tests Statistics

Test Scores	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading	450	550
SAT Math	450	580
SAT Writing	430	530
ACT Composite	19	24
ACT English	19	25
ACT Math	18	25
ACT Writing	6	8

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid:

www.niu.edu/fa/

Tuition

Tuition	In-District	In-State	Out-Of-State
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergraduates	$8,601	$3,745	$427
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergraduates	$8,601	$3,745	$427
Per Credit Hour Charge for Part-Time Undergraduates	$18,143	$3,781	$763
Average Tuition Full-Time Graduates	$8,216	$3,760	$432
Required Fees for Full-Time Graduates	$8,216	$3,760	$432
Per Credit Hour Charge Part-Time Graduates	$16,432	$3,760	$775

Historical Expenses Data

campus	2013-14	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11
On campus, room and board	$11,404	$11,036	$10,306	$9,750
On campus, other expenses	$2,662	$2,498	$3,232	$2,364
Off campus (not with family), room and board	$11,404	$11,036	$9,346	$8,790
Off campus (not with family), other expenses	$2,662	$2,498	$3,232	$2,364
Off campus (with family), other expenses	$2,662	$2,498	$3,232	$2,364

Athletics

Sports	NCAA/NAIA member	NCAA/NAIA conference number
Football	✔	Mid-American Conference
Basketball	✔	Mid-American Conference
Baseball	✔	Mid-American Conference
Cross Country/Track	✔	Mid-American Conference

Northern Illinois University Majors with degree levels

The Northern Illinois University is up with semester based academics that offer 81 majors.

Master Degree : 57 Majors
Bachelor Degree : 57 Majors
Doctrate Degree : 19 Majors

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Environmental Studies			✔

Communication‚ Journalism‚ and Related Programs

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Speech Communication and Rhetoric			✔	✔
Journalism			✔

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Computer Science			✔	✔

Education

	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Education‚ General		✔
Curriculum and Instruction		✔	✔
Educational Leadership and Administration‚ General		✔	✔
Adult and Continuing Education Administration		✔	✔
Educational Administration and Supervision‚ Other		✔
Educational/Instructional Technology		✔	✔
Educational Evaluation and Research		✔
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education		✔
Special Education and Teaching‚ General	✔	✔
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		✔	✔
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	✔
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	✔
Art Teacher Education	✔	✔
Health Teacher Education	✔
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	✔
Reading Teacher Education		✔
Teacher Education and Professional Development‚ Specific Subject Areas‚ Other		✔

Engineering

	Bachelor	Masters
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✔	✔
Mechanical Engineering	✔	✔
Industrial Engineering	✔	✔

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Engineering Technology‚ General			✔
Engineering/Industrial Management				✔

Foreign Languages‚ Literatures‚ and Linguistics

	Bachelor	Masters
Russian Language and Literature	✔
German Language and Literature	✔
French Language and Literature	✔	✔
Spanish Language and Literature	✔	✔

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

	Bachelor	Masters
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences		✔
Human Development and Family Studies‚ General	✔	✔
Apparel and Textiles‚ General	✔

Legal Professions and Studies

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Law					✔

English Language and Literature/Letters

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
English Language and Literature‚ General			✔	✔	✔

Liberal Arts and Sciences‚ General Studies and Humanities

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies			✔

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Biology/Biological Sciences‚ General			✔	✔	✔

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Mathematics‚ General			✔	✔	✔
Statistics‚ General				✔

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies‚ Other			✔

Parks‚ Recreation‚ Leisure and Fitness Studies

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Health and Physical Education/Fitness‚ General			✔
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management				✔

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Philosophy			✔	✔

Physical Sciences

	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology‚ General	✔
Chemistry‚ General	✔	✔	✔
Geology/Earth Science‚ General	✔	✔	✔
Physics‚ General	✔	✔	✔

Psychology

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Psychology‚ General			✔	✔	✔
Educational Psychology				✔	✔

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Human Services‚ General			✔
Public Administration				✔

Social Sciences

	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Anthropology	✔	✔
Economics‚ General	✔	✔	✔
Geography	✔	✔
Political Science and Government‚ General	✔	✔	✔
Sociology	✔	✔

Visual and Performing Arts

	Bachelor	Masters
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts‚ General	✔	✔
Art/Art Studies‚ General	✔	✔
Fine/Studio Arts‚ General	✔	✔
Art History‚ Criticism and Conservation	✔
Music‚ General	✔	✔
Music Performance‚ General	✔

Health Professions and Related Programs

	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
Communication Sciences and Disorders‚ General	✔	✔
Audiology/Audiologist			✔
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✔
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs‚ Other	✔
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✔
Public Health‚ General		✔
Physical Therapy/Therapist		✔	✔
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	✔
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔
Nursing Science		✔

Business‚ Management‚ Marketing‚ and Related Support Services

	Bachelor	Masters
Business Administration and Management‚ General	✔	✔
Operations Management and Supervision	✔
Accounting	✔	✔
Finance‚ General	✔
Management Information Systems‚ General		✔
Management Science	✔
Marketing/Marketing Management‚ General	✔
Taxation		✔

History

	Certificate Number of less than 1-year certificate programs offered + Number of 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered + Number of 2-year, but less than 4-year certificate programs offered	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctrate Number of Doctor's degree-research/scholarship programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-professional practice programs offered + Number of Doctor's degree-other programs offered
History‚ General			✔	✔	✔

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