
Illinois State University Ranking
Overall Ranking Accuracy Score
Illinois State University Average Ranking Based on Top 8 Ranking Organizations
Quantum Ranking
Rank by Quantum
Historical Position
Since 1980
World 2025
Avg Position in World
Regional 2025
Avg Position in Region
Local 2025
Avg Position Locally
University Ranking Overview: The estimated average ranking of Illinois State University
across all ranking organizations for 2025 is 1570
th
From 1980, Illinois State University made its debut in UNIRANKS at 972nd and has continued to maintain Illinois State University over 44 years, consistently holding an average ranking of 1015.6 in nearly all ranking systems. Quantum has documented 100 ranking records across 44 years, including 6 international systems. Illinois State University was positioned at 1570th in the world, 299th in the country, and 299th in the region , with the most logical rank in UNIRANKS at 1088th, and a questionable rank observed on US News at 142nd. Overall, our assessment places Illinois State University at 1015.6, with additional specifics on each system's ranking below.
Ranking Score On Each Ranking Organization 2025
Illinois State University ranking in each ranking system
Ranking System | Ranking Since | Avg. Position |
2025 Position In World |
2025 Position In Region |
2025 Position In Country |
4icu | 2024 | 570 | 567 | 270 | 238 |
UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1021.11 | 1088 | 322 | 275 |
QS | 2023 | 1415.5 | 1469 | 268 | 194 |
Webometrices | 2004 | 1223.29 | 1826 | 425 | 363 |
SCIMAGO | 2009 | 1896.53 | 1897 | 446 | 363 |
Illinois State University ranking accuracy and historical overview in each ranking system
Ranking System | Records Since | 2025 Position | NO Years | Average Position | Ranking Accuracy | Unusual Spike |
UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1088 | 44 | 1021.11 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
SCIMAGO | 2009 | 1897 | 15 | 1896.53 | Within the Range | Not detected |
US News | 2002 | N/A | 16 | 236.12 | N/A | 2005 |
Webometrices | 2004 | 1826 | 21 | 1223.29 | Within the Range | 2019 |
QS | 2023 | 1469 | 2 | 1415.5 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
4icu | 2024 | 567 | 1 | 570 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
Position score since 1980 - 2025
Illinois State University Position on all 1980 - 2025
Position score since 1980 - 2025
Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
Illinois State University Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
Illinois State University Ranking in UNIRANKS
UNIRANKS Rankings 1980: Illinois State University initially ranked 972nd in 1980 has consistently held an average position of 1021.11 in UNIRANKS for the past 44 years.
Illinois State University Ranking in SCIMAGO
SCIMAGO Rankings 2009: Illinois State University, which was ranked 1389th by SCIMAGO in 2009, has held a steady average of 1896.53 in SCIMAGO for 15 years.
Illinois State University Ranking in US News
US News Rankings 2002: Since being ranked 197th by US News in 2002, Illinois State University has consistently secured an average 236.12 position in US News over 16 years. Nonetheless, there was an unexpected and dubious spike from 236.12 to 142nd in US News.
Illinois State University Ranking in Webometrices
Webometrices Rankings 2004: Beginning with a 976th ranking from Webometrices in 2004, Illinois State University has maintained an average 1223.29 in Webometrices for 21 years. An unexpected and suspect increase from 1223.29 to 1633rd has emerged in Webometrices.
Illinois State University Ranking in QS
QS Rankings 2023: Since its 1347th placement by QS in 2023, Illinois State University has upheld a steady 1415.5 average in QS across 2 years.
Illinois State University Ranking in 4icu
4icu Rankings 2024: Illinois State University, which was ranked 570th by 4icu in 2024, has held a steady average of 570 in 4icu for 1 years.