COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 145813PUBLIC

NORMAL, IL

Illinois State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$19,398Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate65.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$62,507working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,482completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$62,507
Median earnings 5 years after completion$61,006

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$11,568
$30,001–48,000$12,301
$48,001–75,000$16,348
$75,001–110,000$23,865
$110,001+$28,224

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion65.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention81.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients32.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share43.1%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid43.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,901federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates19,057IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate88.1%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,482

5,868 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

24 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$98,382 earnings · $22,250 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 242 working graduates$85,326 earnings · $20,500 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 276 working graduates$84,458 earnings · $22,482 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$81,264 earnings · $23,075 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 339 working graduates$77,956 earnings · $20,500 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 192 working graduates$70,671 earnings · $23,250 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$67,752 earnings · $22,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$66,660 earnings · $17,500 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$63,725 earnings · $24,672 debt →Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 214 working graduates$63,600 earnings · $18,750 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 198 working graduates$62,506 earnings · $22,531 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 254 working graduates$60,414 earnings · $20,125 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$59,571 earnings · $22,201 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree · 149 working graduates$55,032 earnings · $22,000 debt →Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$54,604 earnings · $18,892 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$54,452 earnings · $24,149 debt →Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$52,864 earnings · $20,436 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$52,757 earnings · $23,125 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 155 working graduates$51,941 earnings · $22,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$51,386 earnings · $20,125 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$51,000 earnings · $25,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 161 working graduates$50,744 earnings · $23,621 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 340 working graduates$49,240 earnings · $22,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 112 working graduates$47,445 earnings · $23,125 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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