
Balaji Rajagopalan, PhD, Dean of the NIU College of Business
We're one of the best for more than 30 years.
And yet we’re even more than a fully-accredited business school with talented individuals, innovative ideas, nationally-ranked programs, and an extensive network of accomplished alumni, students, faculty, and friends. We also care greatly about your success.
AACSB International Accreditation
- Among an elite group of business schools worldwide to hold AACSB accreditation at all levels
- Achieved continuous AACSB accreditation since 1969
- AACSB is the most respected and highest credential of excellence worldwide for business and accounting schools
Best Undergraduate Business School
- Top 3 nationally for 4 Consecutive Years in Business Ethics - Businessweek (2013)
- 9 years ranked among best business programs – Businessweek (2016)
- 32 years ranked among best business programs – U.S. News & World Report (2018)
- #1 Return on Investment in Illinois – Businessweek (2013)
- #4 best in Chicago – College Choice (2017)
- #61 best in student satisfaction – Businessweek (2016)
- #71 best nationally – Poets&Quants (2017)
- #79 best nationally – Businessweek (2016)
Best Academic Programs
- Among best One-Year MBA programs in Chicago – MetroMBA (2017)
- Tier One Evening MBA program – CEO Magazine (2016)
- Top 20 CPA Exam pass rate (2010) and among nation’s best for more than 30 years
- Top 25 nationally for more than 20 years, undergraduate and graduate level accountancy programs – Public Accounting Reports (2017)
- #2 best Undergraduate Accounting Degree Program in Illinois – Accounting Degree Review (2017)
- #23 best in information systems – Businessweek (2013)
- #24 best in sustainability (social entrepreneurship) – Businessweek (2013)
- #25 best Master of Accounting Science program – Accounting Degree Review (2017)
- #26 best Executive MBA program - CEO Magazine (2018)
- #29 best Undergraduate Accounting Degree program – Accounting Degree Review (2017 Super Ranking)
- #47 best value nationally for Master of Taxation – Value Colleges (2017)
- #40 best in marketing – Businessweek (2013)
- #43 best in corporate strategy – Businessweek (2013)
- #54 best in accounting – Businessweek (2013)
- #95 best Part-Time MBA program and among nation’s best for 4 years – U.S. News & World Report (2018 ranking)
- #15 most affordable Master of Accounting Science program – Accounting Degree Review (2017, 2016)
- #10 best Master of Accounting Science (Leadership) program – Online Accounting Degree Programs (2017-2018)