NIU – An Historical Snapshot Daniel House Office of Institutional Research Brian Brim Division of Academic and Student Affairs Daniel House Office of Institutional Research Brian Brim Division of Academic and Student Affairs 1

Historical Enrollments 2

Total Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2000 – Fall 2009) 3

Total Undergraduate Credit Hour Production (Fiscal Year) 4

Total Undergraduate Enrollment (Spring 2000 –Spring 2009) 5

Off-Campus Undergraduate Head Count Enrollment (Fall 2000 – Fall 2009) 6

New Freshmen and New Transfer Enrollments (Fall 2000 – Fall 2009) 7

Northern Illinois University Percentage Racial/Ethnic Undergraduate Enrollment (Fall 2000-Fall 2009) 8

Demographic Trends 9

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Admissions Student Characteristics 12

ACT Composite Scores 13

Mean High School Percentile Class Rank 14

High School Class Rank by Percentages 15

Freshmen Survey Findings – Reason for Selecting NIU 16

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Financial Aid Trends 22

Parental Education (Fall 2008 New Freshmen) 23

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Parental Income (Fall 2008 New Freshmen) Median $87,752 $63,816 25

Concern About Financing College (Fall 2008 New Freshmen) 26

Undergraduate Financial Aid Percent of Undergraduate Receiving Financial Aid (Fall 2000 – Fall 2008) 27

Undergraduate Financial Aid Average Award per Recipient (Fall 2000 – Fall 2008) 28

Financial Aid for Fall 2007 New Freshmen Loans 29

Retention/Graduation Rates 30

One-Year Retention Rates For NIU New Freshmen (Fall 2000 – 2008 Cohorts) 31

Two-Year Retention Rates For NIU New Freshmen ( Fall Cohorts) 32

Four-Year Graduation Rates For NIU New Freshmen (Fall Cohorts ) 33

Five-Year Graduation Rates For NIU New Freshmen (Fall Cohorts ) 34

Six-Year Graduation Rates For NIU New Freshmen (Fall Cohorts) 35

Six-Year Graduation Rates Illinois Public Universities (Fall 2002 Cohorts) 36

Final Thoughts 37

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