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Illinois State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Normal, IL
Population 200,000
Website http://www.illinoisstate.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,414
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 61%
Black 13%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 96%
From Region 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 22%
Education 17%
Health Sciences 10%
Arts 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Computer Science 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,144
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,210
Est. In-State Cost $20,884
Est. Out-of-State Cost $36,492
10-Year ROI $184,000
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (52%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $7M #283
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #292
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #435
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 41 #276
Life & Natural Sciences 18 #429

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1030 – 1170
SAT Math Range 490 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 620
ACT Range 21 – 27

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Applied Science and Technology 1,049 53% / 47% 1% $68,832 98%
Computer Science 87 +1 90% / 10% 2% $99,457 97 93%
Cybersecurity 74 — 88% / 12% 1% $83,906 92 —
Information Technology 26 — 73% / 27% 0% $84,395 92 97%
Integrated IT 14 — 86% / 14% 0% $85,260 92 —
Networking and Telecommunications 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $84,405 92 100%
Renewable Energy 15 — 100% / 0% 7% $72,771 84 100%
Agriculture 99 +1 48% / 52% 0% $64,041 73 96%
Dietetics 29 — 10% / 90% 0% $53,512 50 100%
Athletic Training — — — — $66,039 76 —
Environmental Health 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $83,534 91 100%
Kinesiology 94 — 36% / 64% 1% $66,257 76 100%
Medical Laboratory Science 31 — 16% / 84% 0% $65,434 75 95%
Health Information Management 17 — 18% / 82% 0% $67,193 77 100%
Recreation and Park Administration 54 — 65% / 35% 4% $47,002 31 92%
Criminal Justice Sciences 156 +1 44% / 56% 1% $59,928 65 97%
Family and Consumer Sciences 20 — 5% / 95% 0% $52,374 47 97%
Human Development and Family Science 31 — 6% / 94% 0% $51,693 45 100%
Legal Studies 14 +9 29% / 71% 0% $58,744 63 100%
Health Teacher Education 27 — 15% / 85% 0% $55,738 56 98%
Physical Education 62 — 65% / 35% 0% $55,738 56 98%
Technology and Engineering Education 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $55,738 56 98%
Fashion Design and Merchandising 26 — 4% / 96% 0% $61,092 67 100%
Graphic Communications 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $56,462 58 96%
Interior Design 32 — 9% / 91% 6% $60,395 66 100%
Construction Management 59 — 97% / 3% 0% $94,268 96 100%
Engineering Technology 29 — 93% / 7% 0% $78,919 88 100%
Industrial Technology 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $79,726 89 98%
Safety 12 — 67% / 33% 0% $83,534 91 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,389 38% / 62% 1% $55,361 96%
Chemistry 19 — 47% / 53% 0% $60,976 67 95%
Geology 14 +1 79% / 21% 0% $52,207 47 100%
Mathematics 62 +1 45% / 55% 2% $65,120 74 94%
Physics 15 — 80% / 20% 0% $80,310 89 100%
Biochemistry 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $61,691 69 —
Biological Sciences 109 +2 28% / 72% 0% $53,848 51 93%
Cell and Molecular Biology 20 — 25% / 75% 5% $64,356 73 100%
Environmental Studies 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $52,946 49 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 86 — 1% / 99% 0% $55,299 55 98%
Economics 23 +3 83% / 17% 4% $71,687 83 92%
Anthropology 16 +1 19% / 81% 6% $51,516 45 91%
Communication 119 +1 41% / 59% 2% $59,685 65 99%
English 95 — 31% / 69% 0% $48,567 36 94%
French 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $47,097 31 86%
General Studies 7 — 29% / 71% 14% $44,962 25 94%
Geography 22 — 59% / 41% 0% $67,995 79 100%
German 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,387 32 —
History 105 +4 66% / 34% 0% $48,171 35 96%
Journalism 36 — 56% / 44% 3% $48,505 36 98%
Mass Media 62 +1 60% / 40% 0% $59,685 65 99%
Philosophy 9 +2 67% / 33% 0% $50,713 42 —
Politics and Government 72 +11 58% / 42% 0% $62,313 70 94%
Psychology 177 +4 20% / 80% 0% $56,232 57 97%
Public Relations 41 +2 32% / 68% 0% $62,349 70 99%
Social Work 50 — 6% / 94% 0% $50,809 42 97%
Sociology 66 +4 27% / 73% 0% $54,799 54 94%
Spanish 16 +3 19% / 81% 0% $47,097 31 86%
University Studies 114 — 49% / 51% 0% $44,962 25 94%
Biology Teacher Education 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $55,738 56 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 919 63% / 37% 1% $78,553 98%
Information Systems 35 +2 89% / 11% 3% $95,306 96 100%
Accounting 128 +3 60% / 40% 1% $81,805 90 97%
Business Administration 163 +1 64% / 36% 1% $70,456 81 100%
Business Analytics 104 +3 51% / 49% 0% $74,155 85 99%
Finance 158 +8 88% / 12% 2% $86,558 93 98%
Insurance 25 +11 72% / 28% 0% $85,527 93 98%
International Business 44 — 36% / 64% 5% $78,951 88 100%
Marketing 257 +4 53% / 47% 1% $76,346 87 96%
Business Teacher Education 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $55,738 56 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 671 8% / 92% 0% $51,775 97%
Early Childhood Education 114 — 1% / 99% 0% $49,945 40 97%
Elementary Education 320 — 4% / 96% 0% $49,945 40 97%
Middle Level Teacher Education 43 — 21% / 79% 0% $49,945 40 97%
Special Education 194 — 15% / 85% 0% $56,275 57 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mennonite College of Nursing 228 18% / 82% 0% $83,441 100%
Nursing 228 — 18% / 82% 0% $83,441 91 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts 256 42% / 58% 0% $46,146 97%
Art 74 +2 27% / 73% 0% $45,397 27 98%
Creative Technologies 37 — 81% / 19% 0% $51,328 44 —
Music 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $44,586 24 100%
Music Education 33 — 58% / 42% 0% $55,738 56 98%
Music Performance 20 +1 45% / 55% 0% $44,586 24 100%
Studio Art 16 — 19% / 81% 0% $45,397 27 98%
Theatre 62 — 32% / 68% 0% $39,893 13 93%