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College of Education Points of Pride

62,000 Illinois State education alumni living and working in all 50 states and 69 countries worldwide

Efaw Center for Excellence supports education students academically and socially

Redbird Educator Scholars provides peer mentoring and community building opportunities for new education students

Educator Alumni Mentoring Program pairs education students with teacher mentors

Educational Technology Lab is equipped with multiple technology tools for education students

Most National Board Certified alumni in the Midwest

$11.2 M in external grants produced by COE faculty and staff annually

Top 10 college offering degrees in education in the U.S., College Factual

#3 best college offering bachelor’s degrees in special education in the United States, College Factual

One of only two schools in the nation with both a low vision and a deaf and hard hearing program, and one of only eight schools offering an undergraduate low vision program

Top 100 graduate school for education, U.S. News and World Report

Laboratory Schools

  • The University Laboratory Schools includes Thomas Metcalf School and University High School and serves 1,000 students.
  • 22% of Laboratory School teachers are National Board Certified Teachers, compared to 3 percent nationwide.
  • Thomas Metcalf School is in the top 8% of Illinois elementary schools and top 3% for Illinois middle schools, U.S. News and World Report
  • University High School is in the top 20 for best public high schools in Illinois, U.S. News and World Report