For the 2023-2024 academic year: The average cost of attendance of an international student (Tuition Cost + Living Expenses) for undergraduate students is approximately $46,374, and for graduate students it is approximately $38,737.
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
$38,737 - $46,374
Illinois State University is a public research university located in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and became Illinois State University in 1964. Located in the heart of Central Illinois, Illinois State University offers a vibrant campus spread across 490 acres, featuring a blend of modern and historic buildings. ISU benefits from its advantageous location near major transportation routes, such as Interstate 55, ensuring easy accessibility by road. The university's setting in Central Illinois provides students with a welcoming community that strikes a perfect balance between the opportunities of a larger city and the charm and affordability of a smaller town.
Points of Pride
- Ranked among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" by Carnegie Foundation.
- Illinois State University raised more than $31.2 million in private support last fiscal year, reaching its third highest private support total in university history. Through these donations, more than 2,700 scholarships were awarded last fiscal year and 89 new scholarships were created.
- Illinois State international graduates have worked or interned for many top companies, including AON, BMW, Caterpillar, Deloitte, Exelon, Google, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Mercer, Meta, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, Pixar, Prudential Financial, R.R. Donnelley, State Farm, Swiss Re, Willis Towers Watson.
- Normal ranked as one of the top 5 college towns in America based on its quality of life – Bloomington.
- MS in Computer Science offers non-background entry options means you don’t have to have an undergraduate degree in computer science or related fields.
University Highlights
- Ranked #3 for Highest Paid Grads in Computer System Networking College Factual 2021
- Ranked #9 Best Value Colleges for Computer and Information Sciences College Factual 2021
- Ranked #13 Best Value Colleges for Computer Science College Factual 2021
- Ranked Top 5% Best Colleges for the Money by College Factual 2022
- Ranked #16 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technologies by College Factual 2021
- 93% students received financial support for FY22
- 19:1 Student-to-faculty ratio
- Bloomington-Normal is considered #1 Happiest City in the US (Zippia 2020)
- Ranked among the top 30 percent of four-year higher education institutions for graduates’ return on investment
- Illinois State University is ranked 53rd (out of 222) in the “Best Value Schools” category in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings
- Illinois State is the only public university in Illinois that offers a major in international business
- Courses at the School of Information Technology are taught in smart classrooms. Students have access to seven state-of-the-art microcomputer laboratories and several special-use laboratories. The School of Information Technology is home to the Center for Information Assurance and Security Education (CIASE). CIASE is a center of academic excellence in information assurance education
- Illinois State has earned high rankings in a wide range of degrees, #58 Best IT Programs (Niche.com 2022) and Top 100 Best Graduate Schools in Fine Arts (U.S. News & World Report 2022)
- Washington Monthly ranked the university 23rd on the Best Bang for the Buck list in the Midwest
- #219 in National Universities
- #112 in Top Public Schools
- #53 in Best Value Schools
- #83 in Best Education Schools
- #46 in Audiology
- #224 in Biological Sciences
- #131 in English
- #89 in Best Fine Arts Programs
- #162 in Psychology
- #163 in Social Work
- #82 in Speech-Language Pathology
- #190 in Undergraduate Business Programs
- #255 in Undergraduate Computer Science Programs
- #135 in Undergraduate Nursing Programs
Programs
UnderGraduate
- Accountancy - Accounting Information Systems (B.S.)
- Accountancy - Business Information Systems (B.S.)
- Accountancy - Financial Accounting (B.S.)
- Accountancy BS/MPA - Accountancy & Information Systems (B.S./MPA)
- Accountancy BS/MPA - Professional Accountancy (B.S./MPA)
- Agriculture - Agribusiness (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Agriculture Communications and Leadership (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Agriculture Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Agronomy Management (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Animal Industry Management (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Animal Science (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Crop and Soil Science (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Food Industry Management (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Horticulture and Landscape Management (B.S.)
- Agriculture - Pre-Veterinary Medicine (B.S.)
- Anthropology (B.A.)
- Anthropology (B.S.)
- Art - Art History (B.A.)
- Art - Art Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Art - Graphic Design (B.A.)
- Art - Graphic Design (B.S.)
- Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
- Band & Orchestra Instruments Performance (B.M.)
- Biochemistry (B.S.) - STEM designated
- Biological Sciences - Conservation Biology (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Biological Sciences - General Biology (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Biological Sciences - Physiology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Biological Sciences - Plant Biology (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Biological Sciences - Zoology (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Biology Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Business Administration (B.S.)
- Business Education (B.A.)
- Business Education (B.S.)
- Business Education (B.S.ED)
- Business Information Systems (B.S.)
- Business Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Business Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Business Teacher Education (B.S.ED)
- Chemistry Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Classical Guitar Performance (B.M.)
- Comm. Studies - Organizational & Leadership Communication (B.A.)
- Comm. Studies - Organizational & Leadership Communication (B.S.)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.S.)
- Communication Studies - Interpersonal (B.A.)
- Communication Studies - Interpersonal (B.S.)
- Communication Studies - Political Communication (B.A.)
- Communication Studies - Political Communication (B.S.)
- Computer Networking (B.S.)
- Computer Science - Web Computing (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Computer Systems Technology (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Construction Management (B.S.)
- Creative Technologies - Audio and Music Production (B.A.)
- Creative Technologies - Audio and Music Production (B.S.)
- Creative Technologies - Game Design (B.A.)
- Creative Technologies - Game Design (B.S.)
- Creative Technologies - Interdisciplinary Technologies (B.A.)
- Creative Technologies - Interdisciplinary Technologies (B.S.)
- Criminal Justice Sciences (B.A.)
- Criminal Justice Sciences (B.S.)
- Cybersecurity (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Early Childhood Education (B.S.)
- Early Childhood Education (B.S.ED)
- Economics - Managerial Economics (B.A.)
- Economics - Managerial Economics (B.S.)
- Elementary Ed - Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher Ed (Eng-Span) (B.S.)
- Elementary Ed - Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher Ed (Eng-Span) (B.S.ED)
- Elementary Education (B.S.)
- Elementary Education (B.S.ED)
- Engineering Technology (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- English - Creative Writing Studies (B.A.)
- English - Publishing Studies (B.A.)
- English - Technical Writing & Rhetorics (B.A.)
- English Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Environmental Health and Sustainability (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems Science and Sustainability (B.S.)
- Exercise Science - Allied Health Professions (B.S.)
- Exercise Science - Health and Human Performance (B.S.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Fashion Design & Merchandising (B.A.)
- Fashion Design & Merchandising (B.S.)
- Finance (B.S.)
- Food, Nutrition & Dietetics - Dietetics (B.A.)
- Food, Nutrition & Dietetics - Dietetics (B.S.)
- Food, Nutrition & Dietetics - Food and Beverage Management (B.A.)
- Food, Nutrition & Dietetics - Food and Beverage Management (B.S.)
- French Teacher Education (B.A.)
- General Chemistry (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- General Computer Science (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- General Economics (B.A.)
- General Economics (B.S.)
- General English (B.A.)
- General Family & Consumer Sciences (B.A.)
- General Family & Consumer Sciences (B.S.)
- General French (B.A.)
- General Geography (B.A.)
- General Geography (B.S.)
- General German (B.A.)
- General History (B.A.)
- General History (B.S.)
- General Marketing (B.S.)
- General Mathematics (B.A.) - STEM Designated
- General Mathematics (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- General Music (B.A.)
- General Music (B.S.)
- General Physics (B.S.)
- General Spanish (B.A.)
- Geography Social Science Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Geography Social Science Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Geology - Earth & Space Science Teacher Education (B.S.)
- German Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Graphic Communications (B.S.)
- Health Informatics and Management (B.S.)
- Health Promotion & Education - Integrative Health and Wellness (B.S.)
- Health Promotion & Education - Integrative Health and Wellness (B.S.ED)
- Health Promotion & Education - Public Health (B.S.ED)
- Health Promotion & Education - School Health Education (B.S.)
- Health Promotion & Education - School Health Education (B.S.ED)
- History-Social Sciences Teacher Education (B.A.)
- History-Social Sciences Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Human Development & Family Science (B.A.)
- Human Development & Family Science (B.S.)
- Information Systems - Information Assurance & Quality (B.S.)
- Information Systems - Integration of Enterprise Systems (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Information Systems - Systems Development/Analyst (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Information Systems - Web Application Development (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Interdisciplinary Studies - Individualized (B.A.)
- Interdisciplinary Studies - Individualized (B.S.)
- Interdisciplinary Studies - Multidisciplinary Studies (B.A.)
- Interdisciplinary Studies - Multidisciplinary Studies (B.S.)
- Interior Design (B.A.)
- Interior Design (B.S.)
- International Business (B.A.)
- International Business (B.S.)
- Journalism (B.A.)
- Journalism (B.S.)
- Keyboard Performance (B.M.)
- Legal Studies (B.A.)
- Legal Studies (B.S.)
- Management - Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Management - Human Resource Management (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Management - Organizational Leadership (B.S.) -STEM Designated
- Marketing - Advanced Marketing Analytics (B.S.)
- Marketing - Integrated Marketing Communication (B.S.)
- Marketing - Professional Sales (B.S.)
- Mass Media - Media Management, Promotion & Sales (B.A.)
- Mass Media - Media Management, Promotion & Sales (B.S.)
- Mathematics - Actuarial Science (B.A.) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics - Actuarial Science (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics - Data Science and Computational Mathematics (B.A.) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics - Data Science and Computational Mathematics (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics - Statistics (B.A.) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics - Statistics (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Mathematics Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Middle Level Teacher Education (B.S. ED)
- Middle Level Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Music - Music Business (B.S.)
- Music - New Media Composition (B.M.)
- Music Composition (B.M.)
- Music Composition - Theory Emphasis (B.M.)
- Music Education - Choral - General - Keyboard (B.M.E)
- Music Education - Choral - General - Vocal (B.M.E)
- Music Education - Instrumental Band (B.M.E)
- Music Education - Instrumental Orchestra (B.M.E)
- Music Therapy (B.M.)
- Philosophy (B.A.)
- Physical Education Teacher Education K-12 (B.S.)
- Physical Education Teacher Education K-12 (B.S.ED)
- Physics - Computational Physics (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Physics - Engineering Physics (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Physics Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Political Science (B.A.)
- Political Science (B.S.)
- Psychology (B.A.)
- Psychology (B.S.)
- Public Relations (B.A.)
- Public Relations (B.S.)
- Recreation & Park Administration - Recreation Management (B.S.)
- Recreation & Park Administration - Therapeutic Recreation (B.S.)
- Renewable Energy (B.S.)
- Risk Management & Insurance (B.S.)
- Risk Management & Insurance - Insurance-Business Info. System (B.S.)
- Safety (B.S.)
- Sociology (B.A.)
- Sociology (B.S.)
- Spanish Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Special Education - Specialist in Deaf & Hard of Hearing (B.S. ED)
- Special Education - Specialist in Learning & Behaviour (B.S. ED)
- Special Education - Specialist in Low Vision & Blindness (B.S. ED)
- Studio Arts Ceramics (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Ceramics (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Drawing (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Drawing (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Expanded Media (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Expanded Media (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Glass (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Glass (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Intaglio (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Intaglio (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Lithography (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Lithography (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Painting (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Painting (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Photography (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Photography (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Sculpture (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Sculpture (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Video (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Video (B.S.)
- Studio Arts Wood/Metals (B.A.)
- Studio Arts Wood/Metals (B.S.)
- Technology & Engineering Education (B.S.)
- Theatre - Acting (B.A.)
- Theatre - Acting (B.S.)
- Theatre - Dance Performance (B.A.)
- Theatre - Dance Performance (B.S.)
- Theatre - Dance Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Theatre - Dance Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Theatre - Design/Production (B.A.)
- Theatre - Design/Production (B.S.)
- Theatre - Film and Digital Media (B.A.)
- Theatre - Film and Digital Media (B.S.)
- Theatre - Theatre Studies (B.A.)
- Theatre - Theatre Studies (B.S.)
- Theatre - Theatre Teacher Education (B.A.)
- Theatre - Theatre Teacher Education (B.S.)
- Traditional Geology (B.S.)
- Undeclared
- Voice Performance (B.M.)
Graduate
- Accountancy (M.S.)
- Applied Economics (M.A.)
- Applied Economics (M.S.) - STEM Designated
- Applied Economics - Electricity, Natural Gas & Telecommunications Economics (M.A.)
- Applied Economics - Electricity, Natural Gas & Telecommunications Economics (M.S.)
- Applied Economics - Financial Economics (M.A.)
- Applied Economics - Financial Economics (M.S.)
- Computer Science (M.S.) - STEM designated
- Creative Technologies (M.S.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences - Fashion Design & Merchandising (M.A.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences - Fashion Design & Merchandising (M.S.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences - Human Development & Family Science (M.A.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences - Human Development & Family Science (M.S.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences - Interior Design (M.A.)
- Family & Consumer Sciences - Interior Design (M.S.)
- Hydrogeology (M.S.)
- Information Systems - Geographic Information Systems (M.S.)
- Information Systems - Internet Application Development (M.S.)
- Information Systems - Network and Security Management (M.S.)
- Information Systems - Systems Development (M.S.)
- Kinesiology & Recreation - Biomechanics (M.S.)
- Kinesiology & Recreation - Exercise Physiology (M.S.)
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Non-Background
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics (M.S.) - STEM designated
- Mathematics - Applied Statistics (M.S.) - STEM Designated
- Mathematics - Biomathematics (M.S.) - STEM Designated
- Music Performance (M.M.)
- Nutrition (M.A.)
- Nutrition (M.S.)
- Studio Arts (M.F.A.)
- Technology - Project Management (M.S.)
- Technology - Quality Management and Analytics (M.S.)
- Theatre Studies (M.A.)
For a complete list of majors please visit the URL:
illinoisstate.edu/academics/majors/
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Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).Accreditation
Illinois State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). University’s College of Business has both business and accounting accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The B.S. Computer Science and B.S. Information Systems programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - Computing Accreditation Commission (ABET - CAC).
