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#197 National Universities
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#224 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#98 Top Public Schools
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#195 Business Programs
Illinois State University is ranked #197 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
37
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
144
Graduation and retention rank
145
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
71%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
81%
Social Mobility Rank
224
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
61%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
72%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
62%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
7
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.5
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
271
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
215
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
86.1%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
81%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
37.2%
Classes with 50 or more students
10%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
18:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
318
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
20-26
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
N/A
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
231
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
205
Average alumni giving rate
6.4%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
