Illinois State University

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North and School Streets
Normal, IL 61790-1000

General information

(309) 438-2111

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificates, Doctor's degrees
Carnegie classification:	Doctoral/Research Universities
Number of students:	20,274 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 40

Mission

We at Illinois State University work as a diverse community of scholars with a commitment to fostering a small-college atmosphere with large-university opportunities. We promote the highest academic standards in our teaching, our scholarship and the connections we build between them. We devote all of our resources and energies to creating the most supportive and productive community possible to serve the citizens of Illinois and beyond.

About this School

Illinois State University (usually abbreviated as 'ISU'), originally named Illinois State Normal University, was founded in 1857 by Jesse W. Fell (1808-1887), and was the first public institution of higher education in the state. Normal schools were schools specifically designated for the education of teachers. In 1964, as the institution began expanding and moving toward a full liberal arts curriculum, its name was changed to Illinois State University at Normal, and by 1968 to Illinois State University. ISU is located in Normal, Illinois, a town in McLean County in the central part of the state. The town of Normal took its name from the school. Its original name had been North Bloomington. It remains a top teaching school in Illinois. Its athletic teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference and the Gateway Football Conference, and are known as the "Redbirds" in reference to the state bird, the cardinal. Illinois State is also home to the world's tallest (but not largest) dormitory, Watterson Towers, which houses 2,200 students. The pair of buildings was completed in 1967. The school's motto was originally "and gladly wold he lerne and gladly teche", in the Middle English spelling of its author, Geoffrey Chaucer. By the 1960s, the motto was spelled in the modern style, "and gladly would he learn and gladly teach". Despite the apparently gender-specific "he" in this motto, until the 1970s there were significantly more women than men attending the university. The motto has since been updated to the gender-neutral form "Gladly we Learn and Teach". The school's Alma Mater song is "Glory Hast Thou", written to the tune of Haydn's "Austrian Hymn", better known as the tune used for "Deutschland Uber Alles".

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 9,814	$ 9,019	$ 8,040
Out of State	$ 16,444	$ 16,339	$ 14,730
Books and Supplies	$ 933	$ 888	$ 861
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 7,458	$ 6,848	$ 6,148
Other Expenses	$ 3,222	$ 3,073	$ 2,972
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	14%	$ 3,261
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	25%	$ 4,493
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	20%	$ 3,205
Loans to students	52%	$ 3,998

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