Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois Institution (NIU), a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, was established in 1895. Regarding Northern Illinois University rankings, US News & World Report's Global Universities and National University Ranking have given the school high marks. Northern Illinois University has been ranked 703 for 2021 by US News & World Report's Global Universities. The University has previously received rankings of 671 in 2019 and 2020 and 656 in 2018.

The university is ranked 298 for 2021 in the US News & World Report - National University Ranking. Earlier rankings for the university were 293 in 2020 and 230 in 2018 and 2019. In addition to other rating factors, the US News & World Report bases its rankings on the number of publications cited, global research reputation, and regional research reputation (12.5% each).

The Northern Illinois University comprises seven colleges that award degrees and a large student body of more than 240,000 alumni. The university's UG Business programmes were ranked at 157 in 2021 by US News & World Report when that comes to the most popular courses offered at Northern Illinois University. This is a considerable improvement above its previous rankings of 167 in 2020 and 172 in 2018 and 2019. In addition to other considerations, the approach used by US News & World Report to rank subjects includes consideration of student selection (25%), the views of business school administrators (25%), and job outcome (21%).