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Illinois State University

Normal, IL · Public · Midsize suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · ISU

Public institution in Normal, IL · 18,414 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $62,117 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,996990th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$16,021992nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,0861,169th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,4581,015th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,482675th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,117467th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,599505th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
66.3%549th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.3%598th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
89.0%1,195th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1127583rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
18,414131st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.0%1,183rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 109 mi (MDW)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$55
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 66 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$69,058$67,101
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,324$64,990
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,850$65,194
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$61,728—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$58,402$54,996
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,512$54,470
InsuranceBusinessbachelors$57,318$54,581
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,964$63,005
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$55,286$55,693
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,358$52,781
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$50,856
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$50,543$53,358

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,126,707 (M $4,291,310 · W $3,835,397)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Illinois State University’s 18,414 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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