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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Profile of Northern Illinois University

The February 17th Chicago Tribune ran an article on NIU. Some facts:

Faculty: 1,279
Students: about 25,000
Tuition: (fall 2007) in-state $7,889; out-of-state $14,039
Race/Ethnicity: 71% White, 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, Other 9%
Gender: Women 52% Men 48%
Full-time/Part-time: 90%/10%
Applicants: Admitted 61%, Not Admitted 39%
Housing: Non-college 67%, College 33%
Financial Aid: 60% loans/jobs, Scholarships/grants 40%

We were paying $250 a semester when we attended back in 1969-1973. Ouch.

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