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General Information

Address:

Illinois State University
Campus Box 2200
Normal, IL 61790

Control:

Public

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

None

Founded:

1857

Web Site:

www.ilstu.edu

Main Phone:

(309) 438-2111

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

16,330

Part-Time Undergraduates:

1,073

Total Male Undergraduates:

7,667

Total Female Undergraduates:

10,036

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

75%

Early Decision Acceptance Rate:

Not offered

Early Action Acceptance Rate:

Not offered

Regular Acceptance Rate:

67%

Total Applicants:

12,550

Total Acceptances:

8,461

Freshman Enrollment:

3,141

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

37%

Regular Decision Deadline:

March 1

Regular Decision Notification:

Rolling beginning September 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

360

Applicants Accepting a Place on Waiting List:

109

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

109

Transfer Applications Received:

3,649

Transfer Applications Accepted:

3,020

Transfer Students Enrolled:

1,725

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

83%

SAT I or ACT Required?

Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

N/A

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

N/A

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

N/A

ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):

22–26

ACT English Range (25th–75th Percentile):

22–26

ACT Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

21–26

SAT II Requirements:

N/A

Freshman Retention Rate:

83%

Top 10% of High School Class:

11%

Application Fee:

$40

Common Application Accepted?

No

Supplemental Forms?

Personal essay

Admissions Phone:

(309) 438-2181

Admissions e-Mail:

admissions@ilstu.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.admissions.ilstu.edu

Financial Information

In-State Tuition:

$6,990

Out-of-State Tuition:

$14,310

Room and Board:

$6,848

Books and Supplies:

$888

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$8,318

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

67%

Students Who Received Aid:

67%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

March 1

Financial Aid Phone:

(309) 438-2231

Financial Aid e-Mail:

financialaid@illinoisstate.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.financialaid.ilstu.edu