Northern Illinois University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Northern Illinois University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how NIU did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how NIU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Northern Illinois University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

This media kit includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, NIU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	933	89.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	925	90.9%
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	31	87.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215	1,187	81.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89	630	85.9%
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	58	82.8%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135	654	79.4%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191	1,150	83.4%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99	558	82.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127	694	81.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	437	80.3%
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	5	80.0%
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	3	66.7%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131	502	73.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215	816	73.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133	573	76.8%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	158	89.9%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129	533	75.8%
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	18	88.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224	883	74.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	43	86.1%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	200	73.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	143	91.6%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	165	69.1%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136	502	72.9%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	31	201	84.6%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197	609	67.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153	471	67.5%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144	481	70.1%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	123	87.0%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	6	66.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	140	82.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	38	84.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166	540	69.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	30	83.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	124	85.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	8	37	78.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147	460	68.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	29	138	79.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	31	80.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	37	81.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	8	34	76.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	84	82.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	36	80.6%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	30	80.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	22	77.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	118	80.5%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	16	75.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	35	170	79.4%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	8	29	72.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	57	73.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	97	74.2%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	67	77.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	29	131	77.9%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	93	73.1%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	13	69.2%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	80	71.3%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	21	71.4%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	18	66.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	25	72.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	8	25	68.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	57	73.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	20	70.0%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	12	66.7%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	38	68.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	63	73.0%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	92	72.8%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	58	70.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	29	101	71.3%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	59	182	67.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	21	69	69.6%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	55	69.1%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	42	66.7%

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