Northeastern Illinois University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
3,982 students
Larger than 73% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 57.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Skokie3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Northeastern Illinois University, the largest reported group is Hispanic (52.3%), followed by White (15.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Asian | 7.7% | 11.9% |
| Black | 12.1% | 7.7% |
| Hispanic | 52.3% | 11.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 15.8% | 55.2% |
| Two or more races | 2% | 1.1% |
| Non-resident | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Unknown | 8.4% | 11.5% |
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- 74.6%Northeastern Illinois University admitted 2,111 of 3,399 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 14.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 314 of 2,111.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $9,377average net price after grants for aided students, against $22,581 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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