About Illinois State University

Illinois State University (ISU) is a public academic world in Normal, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public academic circles in Illinois. The academic world emphasizes teaching and is endorsed as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. It is classified among “R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity”.

The university’s flexible teams are members of the Missouri Valley Conference and the Missouri Valley Football Conference and are known as the “Redbirds,” in reference to the declare bird, the cardinal.

Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town’s population was 52,497. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and Illinois’ seventh most populous community outdoor the Chicago metropolitan area. Normal’s mayor is Chris Koos.

The main campus of Illinois’ oldest public university, Illinois State University, a thoroughly accredited four-year institution, is in Normal, as is Heartland Community College, a thoroughly accredited two-year institution. There is afterward a satellite campus of Lincoln College, which offers connect degrees as with ease as four-year programs.