Overview

Department of Agriculture / Department of Agriculture is located in Normal, IL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Agribusiness

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?

No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

15

Applied

6

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 hours

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

11

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (63%)

Faculty

40

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 13

Male (26)

Female (14)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Engineering-economic system models for rural ethanol production facilities, development and evaluation of a propane-fueled, production scale, on-site thermal destruction system C-FAR 2007; field scale evaluation and technology transfer of economically, ecologically systems; sound liquid swine manure treatment and application
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 100 N University St
Normal, IL  61790
United States

Contact Dr. Robert Rhykerd
Department Chair
Email: rrhyker@ilstu.edu
Phone: 309-438-8550

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