Freshman applicants must submit:

• $30.00 application fee or a qualified application fee waiver form
• Official high school transcript
• Official ACT or SAT score report
• Official college transcript(s) (if applicable)

Transfer applicants must submit:

• $30.00 application fee
• Official college transcript(s)
• Official high school transcript (if applicable)
• Official ACT or SAT score report (if applicable)

Reentering applicants must submit:

• Official college transcripts of work completed since leaving NIU
• Petition letter, if applying for reinstatement to the university

Post-baccalaureate applicants must submit:

• $30.00 application fee
• Official college transcript(s)  

Visiting applicants must submit:

• $30.00 application fee

Visiting high school applicants must submit:

• $30.00 application fee
• Parent permission letter
• School permission letter

Immigrant applicants must submit:

• $30.00 application fee
• Academic documents listed under the freshman and transfer applicant sections
• A catalog match evaluation report of all international academic records prepared by Educational Credential Evaluators (www.ECE.org) at the student’s expense
• A clear photocopy of the front and back of your Alien Registration Card and/or or other appropriate INS documentation

International (nonimmigrant) students must submit:

• $30.00 application fee
• Official English translations of academic records from secondary and all colleges and universities attended
• All test scores, including TOEFL
• Documentation of financial resources