Illinois State University Teaching Programs

Illinois State University is a public institution situated in Normal, Illinois. Normal is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Illinois State University?

Contact details for Illinois State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	North And School Streets, Normal, IL 61790-1000
Phone:	309-438-2111
Website:	illinoisstate.edu
Facebook:	http://illinoisstate.edu/Facebook
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/IllinoisStateU

How Do I Get Into Illinois State?

You can apply to Illinois State online at: www.admissions.illinoisstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Illinois State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Illinois State?

Illinois State has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to Illinois State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Illinois State received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Illinois State University?

The overall average net price of Illinois State is $30,078. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Illinois State, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,265 a year. That adds up to $29,060 over four years for those students.

Illinois State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,674 undergraduate students at Illinois State, with 16,444 being full-time and 1,230 being part-time.

There are also 2,559 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,444 full-time undergraduates at Illinois State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Illinois State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	415
Black or African American	1,635
Hispanic or Latino	2,048
White	11,556
International Students	134
Other Races/Ethnicities	656

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Illinois State University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 72 countries are represented at Illinois State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Panama, and China.

Online Learning at Illinois State University

In 2022-2023, 8,438 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Illinois State has changed over the last few years.

Illinois State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	281	0	0	0	281
General Special Education	147	0	34	5	186
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	106	0	0	0	106
Early Childhood Education	84	0	0	0	84
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	52	8	60
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	31	21	52
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	48	0	0	0	48
Music Education	26	0	9	0	35
Health Education	31	0	0	0	31
Chemistry Education	0	0	22	0	22
Biology Education	21	0	0	0	21
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	19	0	19
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	11	0	11
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	7	0	1	0	8
Technology Education	8	0	0	0	8
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	7	0	0	7
Administration of Special Education	0	3	0	0	3
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	3	0	0	3
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	2	2
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	2	0	0	2
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	1	0	0	1
Modern Language Education	0	1	0	0	1
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	1	0	0	1
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0	0
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	759	18	179	36	992

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Willjay under License

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