2025 Rankings for Northern Illinois University

Learn what College Factual bachelor's degree rankings and awards has NIU earned.

Top Rankings for NIU:



#4 out of 31	#10 out of 58	#84 out of 925	#86 out of 437

Ranking Highlights

Quality Rankings

How NIU Ranks in College Factual's Best Quality Rankings

#337 Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges

#102 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

#84 Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Honorable Mention in Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges Ranking

#337 out of 1,398 for students.

This makes NIU a top 20% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking was created to help students find the best quality colleges in the U.S.

Top Ranked Majors

Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools NIU has 24 top ranked majors.

The best ranking is for Bachelor's Degree Psychology students.

Some of the factors that go into the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking include major focus and popularity, as well as the salaries of graduates.

The following are the awards that have been earned for ranking in the top 20% of all similar programs.

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	31	View Report
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	58	View Report
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	165	View Report
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	200	View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	925	View Report
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	437	View Report
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89	630	View Report
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99	558	View Report
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	933	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127	694	View Report
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129	533	View Report
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131	502	View Report
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133	573	View Report
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135	654	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136	502	View Report
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144	481	View Report
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147	460	View Report
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153	471	View Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166	540	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191	1,150	View Report
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197	609	View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215	1,187	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215	816	View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224	883	View Report

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