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
• post-baccalaureate applicant seeking an undergraduate degree or classes

Huskie Advantage Program fills tuition gap for working class students and families

The Huskie Advantage Program provides no-strings-attached “gift aid” to new freshmen entering the university in the fall of 2009. Any portion of tuition costs not covered by a combination of the Illinois MAP grant and the federal Pell grant will be covered by the new program.

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Already admitted? 

• 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.