Northeastern Illinois University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  3	Secondary School Record
  1	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  N	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  N	Character and Personality
  N	Extracurricular participation
  N	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top quarter	26%
  Second quarter	36%
  Third quarter	25%
  Fourth quarter	13%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• The following scores do not include International students.
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Minimum SAT I score raised to 890.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:

  Score	Verbal	Math
  700-800	n/a	2%
  600-699	n/a	5%
  500-599	7%	18%
  400-499	33%	33%
  300-399	40%	38%
  200-299	20%	4%

• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  27-28	n/a	n/a	1%
  24-26	n/a	n/a	4%
  21-23	n/a	n/a	11%
  Below 21	n/a	n/a	84%