Illinois State University

public university in Normal, Illinois
Organization university Q558922
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Summary

Illinois State University is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,076 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Illinois State University was a member of American Council on Education[3].
  • Illinois State University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[4].
  • Illinois State University was a member of American Association of State Colleges and Universities[5].
  • Illinois State University is located in Normal[6].
  • Illinois State University is in the country of United States[7].
  • Illinois State University's instance of is recorded as university[8].
  • Illinois State University's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[9].
  • Illinois State University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[10].
  • Illinois State University's founder is recorded as Jesse W. Fell[11].
  • Illinois State University's postal code is recorded as 61790-1000[12].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology[13].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Mennonite College of Nursing[14].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts[15].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Illinois State University College of Education[16].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Illinois State University College of Business[17].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Illinois State University College of Arts & Sciences[18].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Milner Library[19].
  • Illinois State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Illinois State University College of Engineering[20].
  • Illinois State University's Commons category is recorded as Illinois State University[21].
  • Illinois State University comprises Milner Library[22].
  • Illinois State University comprises Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology[23].
  • Illinois State University comprises Illinois State University College of Arts & Sciences[24].
  • Illinois State University comprises Mennonite College of Nursing[25].
  • Illinois State University comprises Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts[26].
  • Illinois State University comprises Illinois State University College of Education[27].

Body

Founding

Illinois State University's founder is recorded as Jesse W. Fell[11]. 1857 marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Illinois State University's official name is recorded as it[29].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology[13], a faculty[30], in United States[31]; Mennonite College of Nursing[14]; Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts[15], a faculty[32], in United States[33]; Illinois State University College of Education[16], a faculty[34], in United States[35]; Illinois State University College of Business[17], a faculty[36], in United States[37], founded in 1967[38]; and Illinois State University College of Arts & Sciences[18], a faculty[39], in United States[40].

Why It Matters

Illinois State University ranks in the top 1% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,076 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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