Illinois State University Overview

Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. Illinois State is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Illinois State University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Illinois State.
• During a recent academic cycle, 76% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Illinois State with a bachelor's degree make about $62,117 a year. That's 52% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Illinois State University?

Contact details for Illinois State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	North And School Streets, Normal, IL 61790-1000
Phone:	309-438-2111
Website:	illinoisstate.edu
Facebook:	http://illinoisstate.edu/Facebook
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/IllinoisStateU

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How Do I Get Into Illinois State?

You can apply to Illinois State online at: www.admissions.illinoisstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Illinois State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Illinois State?

Since Illinois State has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to Illinois State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Illinois State received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Illinois State University?

The overall average net price of Illinois State is $30,078. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Illinois State, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,247 a year. That adds up to $28,988 over four years for those students.

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Illinois State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,987 undergraduate students at Illinois State, with 16,666 being full-time and 1,321 being part-time.

There are also 2,733 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,666 full-time undergraduates at Illinois State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Illinois State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	403
Black or African American	1,623
Hispanic or Latino	1,988
White	11,877
International Students	121
Other Races/Ethnicities	654

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Illinois State University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 72 countries are represented at Illinois State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Panama, and China.

Illinois State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	473	0	0	0	473
Nursing	215	84	28	8	335
Marketing	256	0	0	0	256
Business Administration & Management	169	24	55	0	248
Special Education	151	26	37	1	215
General Psychology	200	0	9	0	209
Teacher Education Subject Specific	163	5	33	1	202
Accounting	166	0	34	0	200
Criminal Justice & Corrections	176	0	12	0	188
Communication & Media Studies	166	0	20	0	186
Finance & Financial Management	176	0	0	0	176
Health & Physical Education	77	0	67	0	144
Communication Sciences	90	0	33	11	134
General Biology	120	0	13	0	133
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	96	17	19	0	132
General English Literature	109	0	4	13	126
Liberal Arts General Studies	123	0	0	0	123
History	111	0	11	0	122
General Agriculture	109	0	12	0	121
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	35	40	32	0	107
Mathematics	85	0	22	0	107
Fine & Studio Arts	97	0	7	0	104
Political Science & Government	77	0	8	0	85
Computer Science	61	0	15	0	76
Recreation Administration	76	0	0	0	76
Social Work	49	1	25	0	75
Computer Software & Applications	44	21	9	0	74
Information Technology	71	1	0	0	72
Sociology	64	0	4	0	68
Drama & Theater Arts	56	0	10	0	66
Public Relations & Advertising	65	0	0	0	65
Romance Languages	47	0	8	0	55
Construction Management	52	0	0	0	52
Music	25	0	27	0	52
Industrial Production Technology	10	0	38	0	48
Economics	29	0	17	0	46
Educational Administration	0	9	16	20	45
Computer Information Systems	18	0	25	0	43
International Business	39	0	0	0	39
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	28	9	37
Journalism	34	0	0	0	34
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	33	0	0	0	33
Insurance	32	0	0	0	32
Human Development & Family Studies	32	0	0	0	32
General Family & Consumer Sciences	23	0	8	0	31
Design & Applied Arts	31	0	0	0	31
Physics	30	0	0	0	30
General Engineering Technology	26	0	0	0	26
Textile & Apparel Studies	26	0	0	0	26
Public Health	26	0	0	0	26
Chemistry	16	0	9	0	25
Management Information Systems	23	0	0	0	23
Geological & Earth Sciences	19	0	4	0	23
Geography & Cartography	23	0	0	0	23
Legal Support Services	19	0	0	0	19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	4	11	4	19
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	17	0	0	0	17
Health & Medical Administrative Services	17	0	0	0	17
Student Counseling	0	0	16	0	16
Anthropology	11	0	4	0	15
Graphic Communications	14	0	0	0	14
Ethnic Studies	0	13	0	0	13
Natural Resources Conservation	13	0	0	0	13
Energy Systems Technologies	8	0	0	0	8
Quality Control Technology	0	8	0	0	8
Allied Health Professions	1	0	5	0	6
Philosophy	6	0	0	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5	0	0	0	5
Computer Systems Networking	5	0	0	0	5
Computer Systems Analysis	0	2	0	0	2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	1	0	0	1
Area Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Germanic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Library & Information Science	0	1	0	0	1
Gerontology	0	1	0	0	1
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,638	258	735	67	5,698

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Willjay under License

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