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Bragging Points

Students reading on the quadº¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ stands out among the thousands of colleges and universities in the nation, compared on a wide range of factors by a growing number of publishers. See our rankings, or check out fast facts about the University.

Our students get involved locally, and our community of Bloomington-Normal (#BloNo) is continually ranked among the Best College Towns.

By the Numbers:


Graduation Rates

93% of students who complete four years at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ graduate on time—well above national averages

 

Retention
From first to second year: 83% (nearly 20% higher than the national average)
 Source: U.S. Department of Education , National Center for Education Statistics

 

Job placement

º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ ranks #7 in the nation and ＃1 in Illinois on Zippia's 2023 list of , based on Department of Education College Scorecard data.

98.5% of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ graduates in the class of 2025 were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation
 Source: Hart Career Center survey according to guidelines from the National Association of Colleges and Employers

#1 Undergraduate Institution in Illinois in Job Placement
 Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), (2019)

 

Salaries

10 years after attending: $70,871 (more than $30K higher than the national midpoint for all schools)
 Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard 2023

Starting salary after graduating: $57,162
 Source: Hart Career Center data for Class of 2023

#1 Small School in Illinois for Highest Earning Graduates
Source: Zippia (reported by ), U.S. Dept. Of Education's College Scorecard (2018)

 

Transforming Students from Low Incomes to High Earners

º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ is in the top 2.9% of colleges and universities in the nation for promoting social mobility (moving children from the bottom fifth of incomes as students to the top fifth of incomes as adults) — 62nd among all 2,137 colleges in the Chetty college mobility study, according to data on "Chance a poor student has to become a rich adult" published in

 

Average class size: 18

 

 


Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

 

 

Quality Faculty

88% of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field

As an undergraduate-only institution, all classes are taught by a faculty member (not graduate assistants)

 

Internships

 

73% of students participate in internships (>28% report completing multiple internships)
 Source:  Hart Career Center data  

 

Diversity


*35% of students self-identify as a student of color or international

25 countries represented in º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ student body

 

Student Athletes

176 – a total that's in the top 10 nationally in Division III and top 25 in the nation among all colleges and universities, across all divisions.

 

Affordability

Over 95% of incoming students from all backgrounds qualify for scholarship or grant assistance

We're more affordable than you think! Learn more

 

 

Not only is º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ "... the model of the effective, responsive, well designed, thoroughly successful small liberal arts college/university, it is also an institution that hums with positive energy and which engenders deep feelings of attachment and loyalty among its students and graduates." — Peter Arango, author of America's Best Kept College Secrets

 

* The presentation of demographic data on this website is for informational purposes only and does not imply preference, treatment, or outcomes based on any protected characteristic.