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Acceptance Rate

88.1%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

990–1210

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$16,021

Out-of-State Tuition

$28,086

Undergrad Enrollment

18,414

Applicants

20,884

Yield Rate

22.3%

Endowment / Student

$11,121

Student:Faculty

19:1

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What you pay

$19,398/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $77,592 over four years.

What grads earn

$62,339/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$62,365 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 0% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.2 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

34%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Illinois State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,568
$30–48k$12,301
$48–75k$16,348
$75–110k$23,865
Over $110k$28,224

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

68%

Completion · all

71%

Completion · Pell

62%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

74%

Median debt

$20,482

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
20,884
Admitted
18,58989.0%
Enrolled
4,14722% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling5
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Rape10

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation55% / 45%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball15Football128Golf8Tennis9Track & Field132

Women's

Basketball14Golf9Gymnastics23Soccer33Softball20Swimming28Tennis8Track & Field118Volleyball20
Research Activity
FY 2024
$34Mtotal R&D expenditure#260 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Elementary Education and Teaching320 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General257 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse228 grads
Special Education and Teaching, General194 grads
Psychology, General177 grads
Business Administration and Management, General163 grads
Finance, General158 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies156 grads
Accounting128 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric119 grads

4yr Grad Rate

48%

6yr Grad Rate

67%

Retention Rate

81%

Median Earnings

$62,117