Illinois State students do an exceptional job of repaying their student loans, so good their loan default rate is only 4 percent, compared to a national rate of 13.7 percent.
High graduation rate, jobs help Redbirds shake off student loans
Unit: Financial Aid
Long hours, big payoff for staffers working on LEAPForward
The long hours have created a whatever-it-takes camaraderie on the LEAPForward team, especially among those who work at LEAP’s headquarters inside the Professional Development Building.
10 scholarships you can apply for right now
We’ve identified 10 scholarships, both on- and off-campus, that you can apply for today! Act fast, though—some of the deadlines are coming very soon!
Scholarship basics: Write a winning essay
Scholarship committees want more than a list of credentials to select an award recipient. Distinguishing one talented, service-oriented, highly motivated student from another is not easy. Don’t think of your essay as a burden—it’s your chance to differentiate yourself from the crowd and win that scholarship!
Video: Scholarship helps ISU student with cancer inspire others
Textbooks are expensive, and many students work part-time jobs to pay for them. Illinois State sophomore Adebosola Akinborho can’t do that. That’s because she has cancer, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.
Video: Black Colleagues scholarship helps future teacher
Freshman Daniel Jackson wants to be the best teacher he can be, so he chose Illinois State. Last fall Jackson was awarded one of several scholarships offered by the Black Colleagues Association.
Durbin pushes student loan reform during Illinois State stop
Senator Dick Durbin visited campus to push a new bill that would make it easier for college grads to pay back their loans, even as he touted Illinois State’s “spectacular” track record on student debt.
