Northern Illinois University · Admissions

DeKalb, IL · Suburb · Public · Research university · the Huskies · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

70%

Admitted

of 24,177 applicants

62nd

Selectivity percentile

among Division I schools

Not used

Test scores

50%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

This school did not report SAT or ACT ranges.

Scores are not considered even if submitted.

Selectivity in context

More selective than62%

Graduation rate50%

Applicants24,177
Admitted16,924 70%
Undergraduates11,358
Women55%
Graduate within 6 years50%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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