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Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University
P.O. Box 3001
DeKalb, IL 60115

Official telephone: (815) 753-1000
Website: www.niu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Rebecca Babel,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 815 753-1395
815 753-9475 (fax)
finaid@niu.edu
FAFSA number: 001737

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $9,466; $18,931 out-of-state
Tuition notes: $13,252 (IA, IN, Mi, MO, OH, and WI residents).
Additional required fees: $2,246
Book fees: $1,400
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,662
Combined room and board expenses: $9,690 - $13,370

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 15
Applied for financial aid:
93% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
86% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
87% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
4% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
7% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
66% for first-year students
57% for full-time undergraduates
40% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$13,845 for first-year students
$11,827 for full-time undergraduates
$6,406 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,083 for first-year students
$7,978 for full-time undergraduates
$3,857 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,976 for first-year students
$5,433 for full-time undergraduates
$4,162 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,443 for first-year students
$4,378 for full-time undergraduates
$3,910 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$4,710 for first-year students
$4,203 for full-time undergraduates
$1,468 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$21,372 for first-year students
$19,035 for full-time undergraduates
$9,162 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 77%
Average student debt upon graduation: $34,815
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • guaranteed tuition
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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