To many students preparing to live and work in a global economy, studying in a multicultural, multinational setting is an important part of the college experience. USIU provides this opportunity in a traditional, campus-based environment, offered USIU s Hays. Ethnic diversity among the student population is another important consideration to many college students. USIU tied for fourth place in this category with New Jersey Institute of Technology and University of Illinois-Chicago. There are 228 national universities, based on categories established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
National universities offer a full range of majors as well as master s and doctoral degrees.