Northern Illinois University

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduation Rates

The information presented provides graduate rate data* for five NIU freshman cohorts (groups of students who entered at the same time) for the academic years of fall 1997 through fall 2001. These are the most recent cohorts for which six years have transpired since first enrollment.

Total Graduation Rates: Fall 1997 - Fall 2001 Freshman Cohorts

Percentage of Cohort Graduating in Six Years or Less

*53%/1997   *51%/1998   *53%/1999   *48%/2000   *52%/2001

* percentage of freshman cohort graduating within six years of enrollment

Source: NIU Institutional Research