Normal, Illinois · Public · 4-year · Midsize suburb
Overview
Located in Normal, Illinois, Illinois State University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 21,546 students in fall 2024, including 19,107 undergraduates and 2,439 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Illinois State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 128 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Marketing. It awarded 5,563 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Mission
Illinois State University prepares diverse, engaged, and informed members of society through collaborative teaching, scholarship, and service.
Key figures
21,546
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
5,563
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
128
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 128
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4,391
Master's degrees
814
Doctoral degrees (research)
58
Professional doctorates
16
Postbaccalaureate certificates
247
Post-master's certificates
37
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
21,546
Undergraduates, fall 2024
19,107
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,439
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
23,377
Undergraduates, 2024-25
20,414
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,963
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
59%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Missouri Valley Conference
President
Aondover Tarhule
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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