Since its founding in 1910, the School of Agriculture has continued the tradition of innovation and "hands-on" learning that is the hallmark of quality. "Sustainable agriculture that fuels industry and society" is the goal that drives our students and faculty towards amazing levels of success.

• $10 Million Bio-Fuel Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to investigate the use of the alternative crop, Pennycress, as a new winter-annual cash cover crop in the Midwest for use by the biofuel industry.
• A world class competititve education resulting in year-after-year of strong student performance in livestock judging and agronomy competition. Noteworthy high recognition at both the National Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest and the North Central Weed Science Society Competition
• WIU Agricultural Education academic program awarded the Region 4 Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).

The School of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Decision Sciences leverages the synergies of quantitatively oriented disciplines through collaborations with industry partners, advisory board members, and alumni. The school's driving passion is “preparing business students for a data-driven world.”

• An undergraduate curriculum that's carefully benchmarked to industry standards and meets the rigorous requirements of AACSB Business accreditation, as well as those set forth by the supplemental AACSB accreditation in Accountancy. Only 5% of programs worldwide maintain both Business and Accounting accreditations.
• A managerial accounting curriculum endorsed by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).
• Career preparation as demonstrated by integrated internship experiences, portfolio-worthy capstone projects, and micro-credentials in Alteryx, Azure, AWS, AI in Accounting, Salesforce, and Tableau.
• Extreme levels of student engagement through award-winning student groups including Beta Alpha Psi (33 years in a row), National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), Student Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (SCIMA), and a Finance Club rated in the 10% of Kiva investors.

“Safeguarding the integrity of data assets” requires full engagement of an evolving technology environment. The School of Computer Science develops world-class talent that create and protect the most critical data assets of households, business, and government

• designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (NCAE-CD) for its Bachelor of Science degree in Cybersecurity. The NCAE-CD program is managed by the NSA's National Cryptographic School, with federal partners including the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
• Curriculum focus on object oriented languages, server-side web development, UNIX, Graphical User Interface, computer security, big data, and digital circuit design.

From "Concept to Completion", the STEM driven fields in the School of Engineering and Technology creates physical reality from conceptual designs. All aspects of additive manufacturing, circutry design, construction management, and manufacturing process control drive student engagement supported with a full spectrum of equipment to verify solution integrity.

• $750,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant titled “Improving Career Readiness for Engineering Students Through a Mentored Living Learning Community”. Funds will be used to support the recruitment and retention of high-quality students supported by the formation of a Living and Learning Community focused around the engineering and technology programs.
• ABET Accredited in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and General Engineering assures confidence that our curriculum meets standards essential to prepare graduates to enter critical STEM fields in the global workforce.