Illinois State University Top Questions

Best known for its positive atmosphere. The community is very friendly.

My school is best known for firstly being the oldest university in Illinois and also being one of the top schools in the country for education majors.

Illinois State Univeristy is known for its great nursing and teaching programs. Most people I know are an education major of somesort, or in the nursing field. It also is known for being the first teaching college in the state.

Its best known for its school of teaching and also business.

Research opportunities and a focus on community service.

Illinois State University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 156. Its in-state tuition and fees are $12,726 (2012-13); out-of-state tuition and fees are $20,016 (2012-13). The student-faculty ratio at Illinois State University is 19:1, and the school has 31.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 84.5 percent.

Illinois State University is best known for its legacy of teaching students to become teachers. ISU originated as a normal school (an institution that trains teachers) and it now continues to uphold its history by ranking among the top ten teaching schools in the nation. The school's motto is even "gladly we learn and teach", further proving the school's concrete dedication to making certain that our future will include enough qualified and motivated teachers to educate the coming generations. The school's devotion to creating teachers seems very relevant and hopeful in the world today!

Drinking, and sports.

Teaching and business majors. And the pub II :)

ISU is best known for its education program and the wonderful teachers that come from the program. I would also say it is know as being one of only 2 Universities that offer a degree in Music Therapy in the state of Illinois.