Would you know an Illinois State freshman if you saw one?
Admitted freshmen for the 2007-2008 academic year:
- 85 percent ranked in the top half of their high school graduating class
- 40 percent ranked in the top quarter
- 12 percent ranked in the top 10 percent of their class
- The middle 50 percent of admitted students earned ACT composite scores of 22 to 26 and the average GPA was 3.38.
- Ninety-two percent of undergraduates are 17-24 years old. The campus is 58 percent women and 42 percent men. There are more than 20,000 students enrolled at Illinois State and the student teacher ratio is 19:1, ninety percent of classes are taught by faculty members.
Beyond the stats
Listen to what the students have to say about Illinois State University. What was their first visit to campus like? How is residence hall living and what is their favorite dining center food? How did they make friends? What types of organizations are they involved with? Do they work on campus?
Interesting findings
- Sixty percent of incoming freshmen plan on earning master's degrees; an additional 13 percent plan on earning doctoral degrees.
- Seventy percent of incoming freshmen report using the Internet for research or homework during high school.
- Seventy-eight percent of entering freshmen say that "being very well off financially" is an important life goal.
(source: 2000 Cooperative Institutional Research Program Survey (CIRP). This survey has been administered during Illinois State University's summer Preview orientation since 1995.)
