Undergraduate Admissions

Welcome to NIU Undergraduate Admissions! 

Future Undergraduate Students, we're glad you're here!   

More than 5,000 new students choose NIU each year for the outstanding academic programs and faculty, exciting campus life opportunities, dynamic career preparation, a great location, and affordability.

Apply to NIU!

Apply to NIU through Undergraduate Admissions if you are a new incoming freshman, transfer student from another college, former NIU student seeking readmission or reentry, visiting student, or post-baccalaureate applicant seeking an undergraduate degree or classes.

• Freshman Applicants:  Apply online, and see Freshman application information.
• Transfer Applicants:  Apply online, and see Transfer application information.
• Former NIU Students: see Readmissions of Former NIU Students information for reenter criteria or reinstatement requirements, then Apply online.
• Visiting Students:  See Visiting Student criteria, then Apply online.
•  Post-Baccalaureates: scroll to see Post-Baccalaureate Student criteria, then Apply online. 
• All applicants: See Contact Admissions for the mailing address, email addresses, and phone numbers to the NIU Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

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• Freshmen and transfer students must confirm their intent to enroll on MYNIU. 
• Readmitted students, Visiting Students and Post-baccalaureate students may confirm their intent to enroll on MYNIU upon receiving an admissions offer.