Undergraduate, graduate and law student admissions by headcount (applied, admitted and confirmed) for fall.
Undergraduate admissions (student headcounts applied, admitted and confirmed) for fall.
Undergraduate admissions (applied, admitted, confirmed) for freshman for recent fall terms by student plan (major), county/state, and ethnicity/gender.
Undergraduate admissions (applied, admitted, confirmed) for transfer students for recent fall terms by student plan (major), county/state and ethnicity/gender.
This view reports undergraduate enrollment for new freshman and transfer students who were admitted to NIU but enrolled elsewhere for recent fall terms by institution characteristics (two-year/four-year), student plan (major) and student characteristics (ethnicity/gender/first generation).
Total number of housing reservations for new and continuing students by weeks prior to the upcoming fall term.
Weekly number of orientation and housing fees paid by new and reentering confirmed students.
Alumni were asked to indicate their current primary status regarding employment, education and service. Graduating cohorts are reported by academic year (fall, spring, summer), e.g. AY 2020-21 includes alumni who graduated in fall 2020, spring 2021 and summer 2021).
Alumni who reported employment as their primary status were asked to select the category that best described their current employment (entrepreneur, free-lance, faculty tenure track/non-tenure track, internship/fellowship, contract work, traditional employment, or other). Graduating cohorts are reported by academic year (fall, spring, summer), e.g. AY 2020-21 includes alumni who graduated in fall 2020, spring 2021 and summer 2021).
Alumni who reported employment as their primary status were asked whether they were working solely on-site, solely remotely or in a hybrid situation. Graduating cohorts are reported by academic year (fall, spring, summer), e.g. AY 2020-21 includes alumni who graduated in fall 2020, spring 2021, and summer 2021).
Alumni who reported employment as their primary status were asked to indicate the extent to which their current employment was related to their most recent NIU degree program. Graduating cohorts are reported by academic year (fall, spring, summer), e.g. AY 2020-21 includes alumni who graduated in fall 2020, spring 2021, and summer 2021).
Alumni who reported being enrolled in additional education as their primary status were asked to indicate the extent to which their NIU degree program prepared them to successfully pursue additional education. Graduating cohorts are reported by academic year (fall, spring, summer), e.g. AY 2020-21 includes alumni who graduated in fall 2020, spring 2021, and summer 2021).
Alumni survey responses, 18 to 24 months after graduation, to the question "Are you pursuing (or have you completed) an additional degree or certificate since graduating from NIU?" Academic years (AY) are defined as fall, and the following spring and summer semesters.
Alumni who reported being enrolled in additional education as their primary status were asked to indicate the modality of their program (on-campus, entirely online, or hybrid). Graduating cohorts are reported by academic year (fall, spring, summer), e.g. AY 2020-21 includes alumni who graduated in fall 2020, spring 2021, and summer 2021).
Alumni survey responses, 18 to 24 months after graduation, to the question "Are you pursuing (or have you completed) an additional degree or certificate since graduating from NIU?" Academic years (AY) are defined as fall, and the following spring and summer semesters.
Alumni survey responses, 18 to 24 months after graduation, to the question "How long after graduation did you secure employment?" Academic years (AY) are defined as fall, and the following spring and summer semesters.
Alumni survey responses, 18 to 24 months after graduation, to the item "My degree program at NIU prepared me well for my current job." Academic years (AY) are defined as fall, and the following spring and summer semesters.
Alumni survey responses, 18 to 24 months after graduation, to the item "Considering my circumstances, I am satisfied with the amount of time it took me to complete my degree." Academic years (AY) are defined as fall, and the following spring and summer semesters.
Alumni survey responses, 18 to 24 months after graduation, to the item "Overall, I am satisfied with my degree." Academic years (AY) are defined as fall, and the following spring and summer semesters.
Credit hours attempted by derived course level (100-900) and student full-time equivalent (FTE), by student career (undergraduate, graduate, law) by academic/fiscal years. For fiscal years, semesters include summer, fall, spring; for academic years, semesters include fall and spring. Student FTE calculations use 15.0 credit hours for undergraduate students and 12.0 credit hours for graduate/law students. Users can evaluate credit hours and student FTE across four sets of filters: time, college/dept, subject, and student. Navigate to Credit Hours and Student Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Details for more information, especially with respect to pulling graduate and law student data.
Enrollment, enrollment capacity and percent filled for fall term course sections. Data is updated Monday through Friday during the term's registration cycle and during the term itself.
Enrollment, enrollment capacity and percent filled for spring term course sections. Data is updated Monday through Friday during the term's registration cycle and during the term itself.
Enrollment, enrollment capacity and percent filled for summer term course sections. Data is updated Monday through Friday during the term's registration cycle and during the term itself.
Student/faculty counts and trends by gender/ethnicity. Headcounts are as of the fall census for students and faculty, respectively. Users can evaluate student/faculty diversity across three sets of filters: common, student and faculty. Navigate to Student/Faculty Diversity Comparison Details for more information.
Fall enrollment (census) by college and department.
Weekly headcounts for distinct enrolled students who are registered for at least one credit hour in the fall term.
Spring enrollment (census) by college and department.
Weekly headcounts for distinct enrolled students who are registered for at least one credit hour in the spring term.
County of origin of in-state enrolled students (official fall).
State of origin of out-of-state enrolled students (official fall).
Foreign student and permanent resident enrollment by country (official fall).
Weekly student plan counts for enrolled students who are registered for at least one credit hour in the fall term. Filters allow for data to be sliced by student career, student program/plan, plan type (major, emphasis/specialization, minor) and a department's specific student plans. Other filters include the term the underlying student population as admitted (admit term) and the admit type (freshman, transfer, etc.). Navigate to Weekly Enrollment by Department/Plan Details for more information.
Weekly student plan counts for enrolled students who are registered for at least one credit hour in the spring term. Filters allow for data to be sliced by student career, student program/plan, plan type (major, emphasis/specialization, minor) and a department’s specific student plans. Other filters include the term the underlying student population as admitted (admit term) and the admit type (freshman, transfer, etc.). Navigate to Weekly Enrollment by Department/Plan Details for more information.
These views report the diversity of student enrollment as of the fall semester (census) by federal pell grant eligibility, first generation status, gender and ethnicity. Pell eligible reflects the student's eligibility at anytime during their undergraduate career. Only undergraduate students are eligible for federal pell grants (graduate/law students will report 'not applicable'). First generation data is only collected for undergraduate students (graduate/law students will report 'not applicable').
Five-year trend of diversity (count, percentage) for all university employees (faculty/instructional staff, university staff) by gender and ethnic/racial group, EEOC categories, full-time/part-time, division/unit, position, and new/existing hire. The point-in-time for this reporting translates to the fall census (October second billing cycle) of the respective fiscal year, i.e. FY 2022 = Fall 2021 October point-in-time snapshot.
Distribution of undergraduate course grades by various filters (college, department, subject, etc.).
Distribution of undergraduate course grades by various filters (college, department, subject, etc.).
Undergraduate course nonsuccess: enrollment and the percent of students receiving a grade of D, F, U or W.
Undergraduate course success: enrollment and the percent of students receiving a grade of A, B or C, by ethnicity.
Undergraduate students enrolled (headcounts, percentages) in fall semesters and reenrolled in the following fall semester at each week in the registration cycle by various filters (college, department, etc.)
Undergraduate students enrolled (headcounts, percentages) in fall semesters and reenrolled in the following spring semester at each week in the registration cycle by various filters (college, department, etc.)
Undergraduate student headcount retention (fall-to-fall) and time-to-degree (as of the student's incoming fall term), by full/part-time status, admit type (freshman, transfer), college of the student's first semester, first generation/pell and ethnicity/gender.
Graduate/Law students enrolled (headcounts, percentages) in fall semesters and reenrolled in the following fall semester at each week in the registration cycle by various filters (college, department, etc.)
Graduate/Law students enrolled (headcounts, percentages) in fall semesters and reenrolled in the following spring semester at each week in the registration cycle by various filters (college, department, etc.)
New graduate student (headcount) time to degree by academic year (contiguous fall, spring, summer terms), by college/department, degree, academic plan and ethnicity/gender)
Percentage of undergraduate students enrolled by ethnicity, by full-time/part-time, freshman/transfer, college first semester, pell, first generation and gender.
Percentage of undergraduate students retained fall-to-fall and graduated after six-years by ethnicity, by full-time/part-time, freshman/transfer, college first semester, pell, first generation and gender.
Percentage of undergraduate students retained fall-to-fall and graduated after six-years, by full-time/part-time, freshman/transfer, college first semester, pell, first generation, gender and ethnicity.
Percent of students graduated after six years by original college, by full-time/part-time, freshman/transfer, pell, first generation, sex and ethnicity.
Percent of students graduated after five years by original college, by full-time/part-time, freshman/transfer, pell, first generation, sex and ethnicity.
Percent of students graduated after four years by original college, by full-time/part-time, freshman/transfer, pell, first generation, sex and ethnicity.
Gregory P. Barker, Ph.D.
Executive Director for Institutional Research and Analytics
gbarker1@niu.edu
Jeff Reynolds
Director, Decision Support and Analysis
jreynolds@niu.edu