Accreditation

Contact the Higher Learning Commission: 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604-1411 (800) 621-7440 (312) 623-0456

Benedictine University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission; the Illinois State Board of Education, Teacher Certification Section; the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association; the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and is approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Benedictine University is approved by the American Chemical Society to award American Chemical Society certified Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in chemistry and biochemistry.


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The undergraduate Didactic program in Dietetics and graduate Dietetic Internship program are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association (120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL. 60606-6995, (312) 899-0040).


The Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Program and Master’s Degree in Nursing Program at Benedictine University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington D.C., 20001, (202) 887-6791.


The accreditations, approvals and certifications of the University are based upon the University’s status at the time of this update. Accreditations, approvals and certifications are subject to review and modification from time to time.