Tuition and Aid
We have ways of helping you pay.
See what it costs to attend NIU — and learn how we can help you afford it. These cost estimates are for students starting in the 2024-2025 academic year. Your cost may vary. Use our planning and cost estimator to get a personalized estimate.
Tuition and Fees
General fees and 12+ credit hours/semester annually.
Housing and Food
Annual cost for a double room in Stevenson Hall and the Huskie Block 12 meal plan and $100 Dining Dollars per semester. Other rooming options are available.
Total
Annual cost of tuition, fees, food and housing for fall and spring semesters.
Note: These rates do not include student health insurance of $1,378.00 per semester. This is a mandatory fee for students who do not otherwise have coverage. Students interested in Computer Science, Engineering and Nursing majors will have a higher per-hour and full-time tuition rate.
Serious education. Sensible pricing.
Learn more about our undergraduate tuition and fees.
One set tuition rate
for all four years.
With our truth-in-tuition policy, all first-time, degree-seeking undergraduate U.S. citizens and permanent resident students that graduated from a U.S. high school are eligible for the same fixed tuition rate for four continuous years.
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Spend less.
Full-time students won't pay for more than 12 credit hours each semester.
Out-of-state students
pay our in-state rate
NIU’s domestic tuition rate is available to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents as well as to undocumented students attending a U.S. high school.
NIU Invests in You
More than 90% of our undergraduates receive support paying for college. To explore your options, visit our Financial Aid and Scholarship Office.
Scholarship Consideration
When you apply to NIU by our priority deadline, we’ll automatically consider you for a renewable merit scholarship, a form of financial aid you don’t have to pay back.
Tuition + Fees = $0.
For eligible students, our AIM HIGH Huskie Pledge program guarantees that tuition and general fee costs will be met by grants and/or scholarships for their first year at NIU and potentially beyond.
Just for Rockford Residents
Our Rockford Promise program is for qualifying graduates of Rockford high schools. It covers tuition and general fees for up to four years.