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Students

Who's on campus

A large campus of 19,057 undergrads, where 32% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

+6% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.55

Diversity index vs. every college0.55
0.55
← 0.00higher than 45% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients32%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students30%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college32%
32%
← 0%higher than 46% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

19,057undergrads
Compared to every college19.1K
19.1K
← 19larger than 94% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

4,285 first-time students

3.0% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 96% are from Illinois. Fewer from other states than at 85% of colleges.

  • In-state (Illinois)96%
  • Other states3.0%
  • Abroad1.0%

Top home states

  1. Illinois(home state)96% 4,112
  2. Wisconsin0.6% 26
  3. Missouri0.5% 22
  4. Indiana0.3% 13
  5. Iowa0.3% 11

From 29 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

1,788

new transfer students, 29% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 58% of colleges.

1,605 full-time, 183 part-time.

Going on to another college

20%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,269 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

5.3% of undergrads study part-time.

Men43%
National median: 44%About typical

57% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students5.3%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older4.2%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 6,578 students.

Housing

Beds

6,578

About 35 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FCS · Missouri Valley Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Missouri Valley Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 2

  • Catholic 1
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Illinois State University Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

6chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)