Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University · Campus
Normal, IL · Suburb · Public · Research university · the Redbirds · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Midsize suburb
Setting
Normal, IL
18,450
Undergraduates
+ 2,539 graduate students
19:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
81%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
3%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$12k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingMidsize suburb Normal, IL
- TypePublic · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions89% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
18,4502,539
Undergraduates 18,450Graduate students 2,539
Where first-years come from
96%
In state 96%Other states 3%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
66%14%12%
White 66%Hispanic 14%Black 12%Asian 3%Two or more 4%International 1%Not reported 1%
- Women58%
- Full-time94% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class4,147 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,814 10% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online37% take some classes online 2% fully online
- Registered with disability services10.34% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $11,584 | $5,874 | $17,458 |
| Off campus | $12,048 | $7,338 | $19,386 |
| With family | — | $5,880 | $5,880 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.87 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Illinois State University is on.
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