Close to Everything
Our campus is in Normal, just a short drive from Chicago and St. Louis. Uptown Normal鈥檚 and Bloomington鈥檚 put us within a few hours of most major U.S. cities.
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Bloomington-Normal Quick Facts
- 132,600+ population
- #1 Most educated county in Illinois
- #10
- #3
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Living in B-N
Uptown Normal
Our campus is steps away from locally owned shops, restaurants, and hotels in this thriving central business district.
Why is it called Normal?
Our hometown got its name from 鈥淚llinois 熊猫在线视频 Normal University,鈥 our old moniker. Back then, we were a teachers鈥 college and 鈥渘ormal鈥 meant teaching.
Top Local Employers
Our students can intern at several large companies headquartered in Bloomington-Normal or nearby.
- 熊猫在线视频 Farm Insurance Co.*
- 熊猫在线视频
- Rivian Electric Vehicles
- COUNTRY Financial*
- Unit 5 Schools
- OSF HealthCare
- Carle BroMenn Healthcare
- McLean County Government
- Afni, Inc.*
- District 87 Schools
*Headquartered in Bloomington-Normal
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Economic Engine
Researchers find that spending by Illinois 熊猫在线视频 and its employees and students directly contributes more than $550 million to the local economy.