Northern Illinois University

The Northern Illinois Univeristy is known for being among an illustrious group of higher education institutions, that form part of the "R2 Universities". The tag "R2" is given by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, that rewards institutes for their high-research activity & expenditure over the course of an academic year.

The institute lays a major emphasis on experential learning. As a result, its student population is exposed to some of the best industrial practices from the early years of their education.

Both NIU & UIUC are considered part of the best universities in the region. However, both are selective at granting admissions to its students, to varying extents. The NIU acceptance rate stands at 70% while that of UIUC is around 45%.  Thus, the Northern Illinois University is relatively less selective at granting admissions as compared to University of Illinois-Urbana.

Despite that, interested candidates must still perform well in academics & university entrance exams to have a good chance of securing a seat at either institute.

Northern Illinois University offers a number of business and management programs including MBA programs through its College of Business. The courses offered by NIU business school are highly ranked and top-rated all over the world. The global and national rankings of business and management courses offered by Northern Illinois University are given below:

As per an unofficial source, the University of Illinois Chicago ranked at #80 among national universities which is better than the NIU ranking at #273 position. The UIC is also exceeding in terms of graduation rates and easier selection than NIU. However, the tuition cost is more affordable at Northern Illinois University as compared to UIC. Students can get more clarity from the comparison table given below: