Northeastern Illinois University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northeastern Illinois University

Northeastern Illinois University operates as a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,982 students of which 4,900 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Northeastern Illinois University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 74.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,109, with published in-state tuition of $12,383 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,600, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 18.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 52.3%. Graduates earn a median of $52,234 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,801 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 303000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.