Northern Illinois University Computer Science Programs
Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. Dekalb is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.
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Where Is Northern Illinois University?
Contact details for NIU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy., Dekalb, IL 60115-2828 |
Phone: | 800-892-3050 |
Website: | www.niu.edu |
How Do I Get Into NIU?
You can apply to NIU online at: www.niu.edu/admissions/apply/index.shtml
Admission Requirements for NIU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | 1 |
High School Rank | 1 |
High School Transcript | 1 |
College Prep Program | 1 |
Recommendations | 3 |
SAT or ACT Scores | 3 |
TOEFL | 1 |
How Hard Is It To Get Into NIU?
Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.
Can I Afford Northern Illinois University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NIU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,236 a year. That adds up to $24,944 over four years for those students.
Northern Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 4,400 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 9,994 full-time undergraduates at NIU, 46% are male and 54% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern Illinois University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 599 |
Black or African American | 2,145 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,184 |
White | 4,472 |
International Students | 129 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 465 |
Geographic Diversity
Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Northern Illinois University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 78 countries are represented at NIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Online Learning at Northern Illinois University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at NIU has changed over the last few years.
Northern Illinois University Computer Science Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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Computer Science | 132 | 37 | 169 |
Information Technology | 0 | 52 | 52 |
TOTAL | 132 | 89 | 221 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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