Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Illinois State University admitted 20,382 of 23,826 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (85.5%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Illinois State University
Three things Illinois State University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
45.1% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 7% sent an ACT. Illinois State University files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Illinois State University asks for no supplemental essay.
Of the 1 prompt we track for this application, none is one you would have to write.
Source: the prompts we track for this application
Families paid $19,398 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
85.5%
20,382 admitted of 23,826 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1000–1210
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
21–27
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.63
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
45.1%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
7%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at Illinois State University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What Illinois State University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Essayconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Course rigor
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendations
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rank
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $19,398 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $11,568
- $30k–$48k
- $12,301
- $48k–$75k
- $16,348
- $75k–$110k
- $23,865
- Over $110k
- $28,224
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
1 essay prompt on the application: 1 optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 15, 2027
Verified August 10, 2026 · Source
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Illinois
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
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