unitid 147776 · Chicago, IL · public 4-year · city (large)
Northeastern Illinois University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,373
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
75%
34th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
3,982
43rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
56%
undergrads on Pell grants
91st pctl among public 4-years
completion
22%
finish within 150% time
9th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,960
75th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,109
after aid, aided students
60th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$52,234
after entry, Title IV students
56th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$14,600
27th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,709 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k52%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k7%
- 110k+6%
- Median family income
- $21,900
- First-generation students
- 51%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,383
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 103 | $89,158 | $15,750 |
| Social Work. | 100 | $49,644 | $17,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 98 | $58,256 | $15,612 |
| Psychology, General. | 89 | $47,251 | $16,157 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 87 | $45,509 | $17,000 |
| Social Work. | 71 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 67 | $103,153 | — |
| Biology, General. | 64 | $60,795 | $14,031 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 59 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 56 | $59,298 | $20,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 55 | $63,837 | $15,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 51 | $72,373 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.