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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
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