National Student Exchange

NSE Overview

The National Student Exchange (NSE) is one of the best-kept secrets at Illinois State University. NSE allows Illinois State students to do the following:

Attend colleges and universities outside of Illinois State University
Receive Illinois State academic credit while attending other schools
Pay in-state tuition and fees for any exchange school
Explore graduate school and transfer school options
Broaden academic experiences
Gain intercultural experiences without leaving North America

Outgoing: for current ISU students who wish to study at another university

Incoming: for students from other universities wishing to study at ISU

NSE Highlights

Students can exchange to any one of nearly 200 schools located in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or Canada
Students may participate in NSE for up to one full academic year (including summer)
Many historically Black, Latino/a, and Native universities are NSE members
Most students who apply are accepted to attend one of their top-three schools
Classes taken on exchange will count toward Illinois State plans of study
General Education classes can be taken on exchange

If you have questions about National Student Exchange, either incoming or outgoing, please call us at 309-438-5276, or e-mail us at StudyAbroad@IllinoisState.edu.