Northern Illinois University (NIU) vs SUNY Albany

Northern Illinois University (NIU) and SUNY at Albany (SUNYA) are two public universities with distinct characteristics. NIU, located in DeKalb, Illinois, has an acceptance rate of 84%, while SUNYA, situated in Albany, New York, has a slightly lower acceptance rate of 79%. Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at NIU including Business, Psychology, and Education, and popular majors at SUNYA including Business, Psychology, and Criminal Justice. NIU's student body is predominantly White (62%) and female (56%), while SUNYA's student body is more diverse, with a larger proportion of Black (14%) and Hispanic (17%) students and a more balanced gender ratio (49% male, 51% female). In terms of graduation rates, SUNYA has a slightly higher four-year graduation rate (49%) compared to NIU's (45%). To

	Northern Illinois University	SUNY at Albany
Overview
Location	Dekalb, Illinois	Albany, New York
Campus setting	Suburb: Small	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	82.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	70.4%	68.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	1090 - 1280
ACT range	N/A	22 - 29
Students submitting SAT score		15.0%
Students submitting ACT score		2.0%
Total number of applicants	22,602	21,265
Total number of admissions given out	15,922	14,458
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,285	3,030
Yield rate	14.4%	21.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$27,218	In state: $26,578 Out of state: $44,418
Average net price	$13,265	$17,350
Tuition	$9,606	In state: $7,070 Out of state: $24,910
Room & board	$11,098	Room/dormitory: $9,558 Meal plan: $5,495
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $13,008	84.0% Average amount $10,460
Students receiving federal student loan	58.0% Average amount $5,313	54.0% Average amount $5,299
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $11,726	8.0% Average amount $13,629

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	11,834 Men 47.1% Women 52.9%	12,654 Men 46.4% Women 53.6%
Graduate students	4,400 Men 40.8% Women 59.2%	4,421 Men 35.0% Women 65.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	4.4%
International students	4.6%	6.6%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	4,500	6,867
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut Maryland

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Engineering Computer and Information Science	Education Business Public Administration and Social Service Health Professions Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	50.8%	66.3%
Dropout rate	46.9%	8.5%
Transferred out	N/A	24.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $118,716 Year 2: $98,186 Year 3: $125,726 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,047 Year 2: $88,920 Year 3: $96,563 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,161 Year 2: $91,587 Year 3: $94,214 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,013 Year 2: $70,009 Year 3: $76,350 Computer Science (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,606 Year 2: $75,204 Year 3: $75,980 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,752 Year 2: $64,150 Year 3: $74,168 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,234 Year 2: $66,989 Year 3: $74,151 Psychology, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $57,535 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $73,940 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $70,453 Year 2: $69,151 Year 3: $72,792 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,291 Year 2: $63,685 Year 3: $72,760	Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $70,203 Year 2: $74,307 Year 3: $95,473 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,947 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $92,782 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,191 Year 2: $60,256 Year 3: $75,996 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,841 Year 2: $49,962 Year 3: $69,785 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,012 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $63,462 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,175 Year 2: $49,270 Year 3: $61,387 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,902 Year 2: $40,510 Year 3: $58,543 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,701 Year 2: $52,733 Year 3: $55,488 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $52,904 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,404 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $52,601

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Northern Illinois University (NIU) vs SUNY Albany

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