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Points of Pride

$60K

median starting salary of College of Business graduates
23:1

student to faculty ratio in 300-level courses
100%

All classes are taught by full-time faculty and industry professionals
80%

of faculty hold terminal degrees

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Business students visit Federal Reserve

Business students visit Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Students from Illinois State University’s Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society and the Illinois State Students in Finance organization recently had the unique opportunity to visit the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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Graduating Student Survey

Emma Koesser

Graduating Redbirds: First advanced marketing analytics accelerated sequence graduate earns two degrees and a job

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Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) notice of funding opportunity and call for Letters of Intent

Jan29

Headshot Photos1/29/25 at 3:00 PMBone Student Center

Feb4

Spring Internship Fair2/4/25 at 2:00 PMBone Student Center

Feb12

Resume Basics Masterclass2/12/25 at 3:30 PMBone Student Center

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