The engineering programs i) Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) ii) Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) and iii) Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) are accredited by the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) , a full signatory of the Washington Accord from June 13, 2023.

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) first got their accreditation from BAETE on May 21, 2017 under accreditation manual v0. Both of these programs later on applied and received accreditation under accreditation manual v1.

Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (BS-CEE) program is the first of its kind in Bangladesh to be accredited under Outcome Based Accreditation (OBA) manual of BAETE. The BSCEE program has officially been accredited by IEB with effect from January 2019. The Department of CEE renewed the accreditation in 2023, which will expire in February 2027.

The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at North South University (NSU) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. This accreditation makes SBE the first business school in Bangladesh to receive this globally recognized accreditation in 2015. The ACBSP accreditation focuses on recognizing teaching excellence, determining student learning outcomes, and a continuous improvement model by ensuring a student-centered teaching and learning approach. As an ACBSP-accredited School, the SBE is committed to continuous improvement to ensure that the programs prepare the necessary skills of students for the job market.

The SBE is also a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) in the United Kingdom, becoming the first business school from Bangladesh to obtain this membership in 2020. As such, SBE is now considered as competitive as the degrees offered by most reputed UK universities. The CABS membership supports development and promotion of teaching faculty, advancement of the quality of teaching, contribution to public relations to support student recruitment and satisfaction, and to meet different international accreditation standards.

The SBE is also making considerable progress toward achieving the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation as part of its long-term commitment to global excellence in business education. The AACSB accreditation is known, worldwide, as the longest-standing, most recognized form of specialized accreditation that an institution and its business programs can earn.

Furthermore, the SBE is advancing towards achieving the South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) accreditation awarded by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA). SAQS is a globally benchmarked system for the business school for mentoring, quality improvement, and quality assurance, and accreditation. The SBE aims to achieve this regional accreditation by 2025.