COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 147703PUBLIC

DEKALB, IL

Northern Illinois University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$13,391Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate49.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$64,583working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,162completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,583
Median earnings 5 years after completion$61,432

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$10,126
$30,001–48,000$9,854
$48,001–75,000$12,797
$75,001–110,000$17,612
$110,001+$21,834

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion49.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention70.0%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients47.3%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share46.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid29.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,676federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates11,301IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate69.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,162

4,509 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

21 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$93,962 earnings · $25,000 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 176 working graduates$93,438 earnings · $22,966 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 198 working graduates$86,999 earnings · $25,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$86,511 earnings · $19,500 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 213 working graduates$83,573 earnings · $18,500 debt →Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$81,554 earnings · $27,274 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 209 working graduates$76,373 earnings · $23,875 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 220 working graduates$73,176 earnings · $22,500 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$71,040 earnings · $21,600 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$58,023 earnings · $27,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$57,697 earnings · $30,839 debt →Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$55,778 earnings · $27,000 debt →Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$55,586 earnings · $29,804 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 260 working graduates$55,109 earnings · $27,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$54,207 earnings · $27,418 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$54,039 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$52,086 earnings · $23,630 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$50,385 earnings · $25,250 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 213 working graduates$49,669 earnings · $24,194 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 167 working graduates$49,147 earnings · $31,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$44,202 earnings · $25,781 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.