Licensure Exams Pass Rates

Several NIU programs prepare students for licensure, certification or other qualifying examinations. Pass rates for each follow.

Teacher Educator Licensure

Students becoming teacher educators take various relevant edTPA licensure exams in order to begin practicing in their field. Below is a table including the pass rates of students completing the exam for the most recent year. Pass rates are included for students taking the exam from August 15, 2021, through August 14, 2022, for the state and NIU.

See more information about the accreditation of NIU’s educator licensure and preparation programs.

Illinois Educator Licensure Exam Pass Rates 2021-2022

Program	NIU score	State Score
Chief Business School Officer (ILTS-185)	88	83
Chief Business School Officer (ILTS-224)	Below 10 testers	56
Director of Special Education (ILTS-180)	100	99
Early Childhood Education (ILTS-206)	58	66
Elementary Education (ILTS-197)	Below 10 testers	48
Elementary Education (ILTS-198)	50	50
Elementary Education (ILTS-199)	Below 10 testers	68
Elementary Education (ILTS-200)	Below 10 testers	84
Elementary Education (ILTS-305)	81	76
English Language Art (ILTS-207)	83	80
World Language: French (ILTS-252)	Below 10 testers	85
World Language: Spanish (ILTS-260)	Below 10 testers	90
Health Education (ILTS-211)	71	69
Learning Behavior Specialist I (ILTS-155)	98	92
Learning Behavior Specialist I (ILTS-290)	85	73
Library Information Specialist (ILTS-175)	Below 10 testers	96
Library Information Specialist (ILTS-220)	Below 10 testers	91
Mathematics (ILTS-208)	Below 10 testers	65
Middle Grades Language Arts (ILTS-201)	Below 10 testers	85
Middle Grades Math (ILTS-202)	91	88
Middle Grades Science (ILTS-203)	Below 10 testers	79
Middle Grades General (ILTS-298)	Below 10 testers	Below 10 testers
Middle Grades Social Science (ILTS-204)	100	96
Music (ILTS-212)	100	91
Physical Education (ILTS-144)	85	79
Physical Education (ILTS-213)	Below 10 testers	83
Principal (ILTS-195)	100	97
Principal (ILTS-196)	83	84
Reading Specialist (ILTS-221)	100	86
Reading Teacher (ILTS-177)	Below 10 testers	71
Reading Teacher (ILTS-222)	Below 10 testers	89
School Counselor (ILTS-181)	Below 10 testers	94
School Counselor (ILTS-235)	100	83
School Psychologist (ILTS-237)	Below 10 testers	89
Science: Biology (ILTS-105)	Below 10 testers	72
Science: Biology (ILTS-239)	Below 10 testers	68
Science: Chemistry (ILTS-240)	Below 10 testers	71
Social Science: Economics (ILTS-244)	Below 10 testers	96
Social Science: Geography (ILTS-245)	Below 10 testers	91
Social Science: History (ILTS-246)	63	82
Social Science: Political Science (ILTS-247)	Below 10 testers	93
Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology (ILTS-249)	Below 10 testers	82
Special Education: General Curriculum (ILTS-163)	90	81
Speech-Language Pathologist: Non-teaching ILTS-154	Below 10 testers	94
Speech-Language Pathologist: Non-teaching (ILTS-232)	95	90
Superintendent (ILTS-225)	100	95
Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired (ILTS-150)	Below 10 testers	100
Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired (ILTS-228)	Below 10 testers	Below 10 testers
Technology Specialist (ILTS-223)	Below 10 testers	72
Visual Arts (ILTS-214)	100	98

View a summary of teacher candidates’ performance on state-mandated licensure tests (see Measure 3: Candidate Competency at Completion under Candidate Performance)

Other Types of Licensure

College of Business

Accountancy

Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) – See below for the most recent pass rates on the C.P.A. exam for the state and NIU. Students included have taken the exam in 2022.

• NIU: 53.1%
• State: 52.9%

Learn more information about the accountancy program

College of Health and Human Sciences

School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders

See the exam pass rates for the below three areas:

• Audiology (more information about the audiology program)
• Physical Therapy (more information about the physical therapy program)
• Speech Language Pathology (more information about the speech language pathology program)

School of Health Studies

• Medical Lab Sciences - see the exam pass rates. (more information about the medical lab sciences program)
• Registered Dietitian Program - See below for the most recent pass rates on the registered dietitian exams for NIU and at the national level. Students included have taken the exam in 2022.
  • Didactic Program in Dietetics 
    • NIU: 85.7%
    • National: 87.8%
  • Dietetic Internship
    • NIU: 100%
    • National: 88.4%
  • See information about the nutrition and dietetics programs

School of Nursing

Registered Nurse – See below for the most recent pass rates on the NCLEX exam for NIU and at the state and national levels. Students included have taken the exam in 2022.

• NIU: 75%
• State: 77%
• National: 80%

See information about the nursing programs

School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

Rehabilitation Counseling - See the exam pass rates (listed under the statistics about graduates question) See information about the rehabilitation counseling programs

College of Law

See below for the most recent pass rates for the Illinois Bar exam for NIU and for the state and national levels. Students included have taken the exam in 2022.

• NIU: 61%
• State: 74%
• National: 72%

See information about programs within the College of Law.