Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	52.02
Liaison	Christine Bruckner
Submission Date	Jan. 24, 2025

STARS v3.0

Illinois State University
PA-9: Affordability and Access

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.75 / 3.00	Christine Bruckner Assistant Director Office of Sustainability

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9.1 Number of paid work-hours per year required to meet the average net price of attendance for low-income students

Does the institution have the required data and wish to pursue this indicator?:

Yes

Local currency code:

USD

Local hourly minimum wage for students:

Average annual net price of attendance for low-income students:

11,075

If wage and price data are provided, the Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Number of paid work-hours per year required to meet the average net price of attendance for low-income students:

791.07

Points earned for indicator PA 9.1:

0.25

9.2 Percentage of students that are low-income

Does the institution have the required data and wish to pursue this indicator?:

Yes

Percentage of students that are low-income:

Description of the methodology used to identify low-income students:

Students were considered low-income if they were eligible for Pell grants. Pell eligibility was only available as of fall 2022.

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 9.2:

0.50

9.3 Legacy and donor admissions

Is an applicant’s relationship to the institution’s alumni or donors a factor that is positively considered in the institution’s admission decisions?:

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the factors that are considered in the institution’s admission decisions:

https://illinoisstate.edu/catalog/undergraduate/admissions/#:~:text=Freshman%20Admission,requested%20based%20on%20application%20review)

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 9.3:

Optional documentation

Notes about the information provided for this credit:

9.1 --

Minimum wage was to $13.00/hour in the state of Illinois in January 2023. This was used as it coincides with the timeperiod with which the net price of attendance was available. The average annual net price of attendance for low-income students was obtained from NCES College Navigator for the most current year listed: 2022-2023: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=illinois+state+university&s=all&id=145813#netprc

9.2 --

Data was retrieved from Illinois State University Total Enrollment dashboard (page 2): https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNjRiMmQxY2EtYTQ1YS00ZjhiLTg0ZmEtNmIxN2NkNTUxYWVkIiwidCI6IjA4NWY5ODNhLTBiNjktNDI3MC1iNzFkLTEwNjk1MDc2YmFmZSIsImMiOjN9

Additional documentation for this credit:

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