Illinois College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Illinois College was established in 1829. It is a private college of liberal arts located in Jacksonville, Illinois. The institution provides more than 45 academic programs in various fields, conferring bacehlor of arts and science degrees to its students. Apart from regular courses, a number of interdisciplinary programs are also offered, along with various certificate programs. The college is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Science
• Division of Social Sciences

Illinois College boasts of an active campus life. The institution is home to more than 75 clubs and organizations, including the Student Activities Board, Straights and Gays for Equality, the Coalition for Ethnic Awareness, the Resident Student Association and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, liberal arts, and art studies.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 898 in 2009-2010 (937 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Illinois College provides on-campus housing for 778 of its 937 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Midwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (27 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LIBERAL ARTS (80 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (35 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (7 awarded)

• Psychology