Illinois Students

2008-2009
	Tuition and required fees	Room and board	Less National Academic Scholarship Award	Total
NMU	$11,230	$7,363	- $3,500	$15,366
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$12,240*	$8,764		$21,004
Illinois State University	$10,447*	$9,124		$19,571
Eastern Illinois University	$9,262*	$7,588		$16,850
Northern Illinois University	$8,972	$10,748		$19,720
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale	$9,813	$7,516		$17,329
Western Illinois University	$9,595*	$7,610		$17,205

NMU's National Academic Award is automatically awarded, regardless of need, to first-time, full-time freshmen, who have a recomputed grade point average of 3.0 or higher and a composite ACT score of 19 or higher (900 or higher on the SAT). Transfer students with a minimum 3.0 transfer GPA in at least 12 transferable college semester credits also qualify for the award. It's renewable each year with maintenance of a minimum NMU GPA. NMU offers a variety of other merit-based and need-based scholarships.

Tuition and fees based on 16 credit hours per semester. Room and board based on 2-bedroom, 4-person suite and constant meal pass or equivalent.

* Additional tuition and fees may apply depending on student's major, college or need for student insurance.