Enrollment down, scores up at NIU

[annasdad]

<p>Northern Illinois University enrollment declines:</p>

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The 10-day count found 2,590 freshmen, down from 2,705 in 2010. Also down is transfer students – 2,134 this year compared with 2,294 in 2010. </p>

<p>There are a total of 17,306 undergraduates this year, down from 17,886 last year.

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<p>But:</p>

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This fall’s freshman class at NIU … has an average ACT score of 21.9, which is four-tenths-of-a-point increase over the previous year.

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[hawkrn]

<p>S’s ACT of 32 brought in some big scholarships for NIU this year. Annasdad where do you live? Quad Cities here</p>

[annasdad]

<p>About 35 miles south of DeKalb.</p>