Graduate Information
"The Biology Department at Illinois State University has a rigorous doctoral program with exceptional quality faculty and students. A strength of the program was the opportunity to give actual lectures in courses, which gave me an advantage in getting a position at a small liberal arts university." - Dr. R. Given Harper, Ph.D. Graduate
Thank you for your interest in Illinois State University. We hope you will find the information on this Web site helpful to you as you prepare to make this important decision about where to pursue your graduate studies.
More than 20,000 students -- of which 3,000 are graduate students -- attend Illinois State University each year. The Central Illinois community of Bloomington-Normal, home of Illinois State, has a population of about 100,000. The Graduate School coordinates approximately 39 master's, two specialist, and eight doctoral degree programs, as well as numerous graduate certificates.