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Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, United States · Suburban
PublicResearchCoedState
Acceptance
65.0%
Tuition/yr
$15,000
Students
15,500
Founded
1895
About
A public research university an hour west of Chicago that charges everyone — including international students — its in-state tuition rate, making it one of the cheapest US research universities. Accountancy and engineering feed steadily into the Chicago job market.
- University type
- Public research
- Acceptance rate
- 65.0%
- Total enrolment
- 15,500
- Student : faculty
- 15:1
- Founded
- 1895
Courses & majors
AccountancyBusiness AdministrationMechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputer ScienceEducationNursingPsychologyCriminologyMusic
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$15,000
Cost of attendance
$28,000
Application fee
$40
Rankings
#296
National
Scholarships & financial aid
In-state rate for all students is the headline benefit; small merit awards stack on top.
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