The following quick facts for fall of 2011 are provided by the Office of Planning, Research, and Policy Analysis.
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On-Campus total enrollment: 21,080
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Undergraduate students: 18,535
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Graduate students: 2,545
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61.1% of undergraduate students are from the Chicago area; 20.4% are from McLean and surrounding counties
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The 1,393 out-of-state students come from all 49 other states, U.S. Territories, and U.S. Foreign countries.
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The 390 international students are from 59 different countries
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56.1% of all students are female
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14.7% are minority students
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3,321 new beginning students have an average ACT of 23.9
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The 1,826 new undergraduate transfer students entered with an average transfer GPA of 3.11
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There are 630 new graduate students
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6,482 students live in University housing
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85.1% of fall 2010 new beginning students persisted to their second year
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69.8% of native students in 2005 graduated in 6 years
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5,183 degrees were conferred in fiscal year 2011
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16,501 students received $217,306,011 in financial support in FY 2011
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The student to faculty ratio is 19:1
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There are 3,551 University employees
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1,205 departmental faculty (248 Professors; 252 Associate Professors; 210 Assistant Professors; 495 other)
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34 non-departmental faculty; 26 library faculty
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93 laboratory school associates
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739 Administrative/Professional
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1,454 Civil Service
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98.2% of tenure/tenure track faculty hold a terminal degree
The Dazzling Dozen
Illinois State University President Al Bowman's Top 12 points of pride in Illinois State University.
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Illinois State’s graduation rate soared from 59 percent to 70 percent over a five-year period, a feat matched by only five other public research universities in the country.
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At 85.1 percent, Illinois State’s freshman-to-sophomore retention rate is at a historic high.
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For seven straight years, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Illinois State in the top 100 public universities in the nation for quality and value.
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Risk Management magazine has recognized Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services, in the College of Business, as one of the top three schools in the nation for the number of graduates in insurance and risk management programs.
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Illinois State is ranked fifth in the nation as a Peace Corps Master’s International School. The Peace Corps Master’s International program, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been in place since 1997 and offers graduate programs in applied economics, political science and sociology
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Gamma Phi Circus, in the College of Applied Science and Technology, is the oldest collegiate circus in North America. The non-profit organization was created to allow Illinois State students to practice and perform circus arts and develop leadership skills.
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Theatre alum Jane Lynch 's star performance as host of the 2011 Emmy Awards was just one more reminder of the value of a College of Fine Arts education at Illinois State University.
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The College of Education was recently awarded a $1.39 million Transition to Teaching grant from the USDOE Office of Innovation and Improvement. There were only 17 of these awarded nationwide, and the College received the only award in Illinois.
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Mennonite College of Nursing now has a high-tech, state-of-the-art simulation lab and virtual hospital unit for their outstanding students whose board exam pass rates continue to be some of the highest in the nation.
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The Milner Library is now providing students with new study resources that include increased wireless access points, collaboration stations, dedicated podcast rooms, e-books and journals, and open access to music, videos, and movies.
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Private fundraising topped $13.5 million, and grant activity set a new Illinois State record of $36.8 million in our last fiscal year.
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Illinois State’s Tim Glover won the 2011 NCAA National Championship in the javelin, as a sophomore.
History of Illinois State
Illinois State University History Collection at Milner Library - Illinois State University History is a growing collection that
currently includes campus history books, proceedings of the first
university governing board, and nearly 400 photographs.
A Brief History of Illinois State - The Office of the President has provided a brief overview of the history and founding of the University.
The Old Main Project - The Old Main Project
is dedicated to telling the history of Illinois State's first building through the
analysis of excavated remains, oral histories, and historical
documents.
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