NIU’s Department of Accountancy is one of the most highly regarded in the country:
- Graduates of the accountancy program ranked among the top 1 percent in the nation for pass rate on the 2007 and 2008 certified public accountant licensing exam.
- Professors around the country have ranked the NIU Department of Accountancy among the top 20 for more than two decades, often in the top 10.
- Last year U.S. News and World Report placed NIU Accountancy among the top 25 accounting programs in the country