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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

62.1%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$30

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in NEIU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 3,399 1,487 1,912
Admitted students 2,111 822 1,289
Enrolled students 330 149 181
Acceptance rate 62% 55% 67%
Yield rate 16% 18% 14%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, NEIU received a total of 3,399 applications. These applications included 1,487 male applicants and 1,912 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 3,399 applicants, NEIU admitted 2,111 students. Among the admitted students, there were 822 males and 1,289 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 330 students chose to enroll at NEIU. This means that 330 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 149 were male and 181 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, NEIU had an overall acceptance rate of 62% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 55% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 67%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. NEIU had an overall yield rate of 16% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 18%, and for female admitted students, it was 14%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for NEIU over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 4,499 1,912 2,435 3,016 1,210 1,698 67% 63% 70% 749 335 414 25% 28% 24%
2016 6,203 2,828 3,375 4,405 2,008 2,397 71% 71% 71% 801 352 449 18% 18% 19%
2017 6,788 2,951 3,837 4,710 1,933 2,777 69% 66% 72% 830 380 450 18% 20% 16%
2018 5,968 2,604 3,364 3,320 1,246 2,074 56% 48% 62% 451 185 266 14% 15% 13%
2019 4,711 1,986 2,725 2,755 1,095 1,660 58% 55% 61% 452 201 251 16% 18% 15%
2020 4,885 2,000 2,885 2,965 1,084 1,881 61% 54% 65% 378 141 237 13% 13% 13%
2021 3,399 1,487 1,912 2,111 822 1,289 62% 55% 67% 330 149 181 16% 18% 14%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Northeastern Illinois University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

NEIU is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Considered

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Northeastern Illinois University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted