Northern Illinois University Top Questions

My school, Northern Illinois, is best known for their buisness program. Our program is nationoally ranked, and helps every student grow to their full potential.

Northern Illinois University is know for the home feeling it brings to the students and their families. A lot of students attend NIU for the proximity to home, which is why I decided to attend this school. A majority of the students come from surrounding towns, which emphasizes the home feeling. There are many stores and activities both on and off campus that provide students with the resources that they need to stay at the school over the weekends. Overall NIU is the students home away from home.

Engineering program when it comes academically.

Rust College is best known for the wreckless behavior of the students.

At the time I went to Northern, they were known for their teachers education program. They were also developing a good reputation for psychology as well. It has changed conciderably since I was there. It has grown and now it is not so much a teachers college anymore, but a focus on business.

Northern Illinois Univesity is renowned for its school pride. You cannot walk through campus without seeing someone wearing something of NIU apparel. When sports events occur, there is always a crowd to help support the huskie teams, there is even a chant to cheer during home football games.

Its known for being a larger university located in a small town. It is a friendly school with a beautiful, older campus. It is a great school for nontraditional students and transfer students.

Although most people ay argue that our school is best known for its parties, I truly believe that our school is best known for its nursing program. Before any nursing major applies for school, they are told that northern has one of the top and most difficult programs to become accepted into. After attending this school for a semester, I realized that there arent as many parties as people made it seem, and just how lucky and priviledged I was to be accepted into such a great nursing programs as a freshman

The College of Business at Northern Illinois University, is primarily what the school is best known for. Northern's College of Business was featured and nationally ranked 84th out of 139 in Businessweek's 2011 listing of best undergraduate business schools. The College of Business is also ranked 3rd nationally in the area of ethics education. It's a program that is continuing to evolve and prepare those who are entering into a business oriented career.

NIU is best known for its diversity. The range of ethnic backgrounds here is amazing. I have never met so many people from so many different backgrounds before coming to this school.