Engineering: Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

 

2025-2026 Engineering Tuition and Fee Rates

Domestic Rate

Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Summer 2026
Initial Term of Enrollment 1-11 hrs Full-time
(12 hrs or more)
1-11 hrs Full-time
(12 hrs or more)
1-11 hrs Full-time
(12 hrs or more)
Summer 2025, fall 2025,
spring 2026, or summer 2026
$445.89/hr $5,971.11 per term $445.89/hr $5,971.11 per term $445.89/hr $5,971.11 per term
View initial terms prior to summer 2025 »

All domestic, non degree-seeking students and post-baccalaureate students will be charged the most CURRENT tuition rate for the term regardless of when they started at NIU.

 

International Rate

Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Summer 2026
Program 1-11 hrs Full-time
(12 hrs or more)
1-11 hrs Full-time
(12 hrs or more)
1-11 hrs Full-time
(12 hrs or more)
Engineering $841.78/hr $11,342.22 per term $841.78/hr $11,342.22 per term $841.78/hr $11,342.22 per term

General Fees

Fee Type # of Hours DeKalb Campus Courses Regional Courses
General Fee 1-12 hrs $102.12/hr --
Outreach Delivery Fees  1 hr or more -- $56.00/hr
Regional Course Charges  1 hr or more -- $50.00/hr
Academic Program Enhancement Fee 6 hrs or less $125.00 per term
7 hrs or more $250.00 per term
Student Health Insurance † 9 hrs or more $1,378.00 per term
(fall and spring only)
--

†For instructions on waiving insurance online, please view the Student Health Insurance website.


2024-2025 Engineering Tuition and Fee Rates


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Phone: 815-753-1885
Email: Bursar Email Form

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Estimated Cost of Attendance

2025-2026 Undergraduate Full-time

  • Tuition: $10,742
  • Fees: $3,050
  • Loan fees: $72
  • Housing and food: $14,680
  • Travel: $1,140
  • Books and supplies: $1,200
  • Miscellaneous / personal expenses: $1,600

*Total: $32,484

*View more details on estimated cost of attendance based on program of study and other financial aid assumptions.