伊利诺伊州立大学的精算计划是卓越精算中心，它是美国首批在2009年获得该殊荣的9个学术课程之一，也是伊利诺伊州的第一个学术课程。它是美国领先的精算计划之一，提供本科学士学位和研究生硕士学位。该计划将精算理论所有领域的高质量教育与对精算实践和专业精神的认真承诺相结合。
The Actuarial Program at Illinois State University is a Center for Actuarial Excellence, one of the first nine academic programs in the United States to receive that recognition in 2009, and the first one in the State of Illinois. It is one of the leading actuarial programs in the United States, offering an undergraduate Bachelor degree, and a graduate Master degree. The program combines high quality education in all areas of actuarial theory with serious commitment to actuarial practice and professionalism. Actuaries put a price tag on future risks. Those risks are usually associated with possible financial losses. An actuary uses mathematical skills to define, analyze, and solve business and social problems. Actuaries calculate costs of insurance, pensions, and social programs (e.g., Social Security, Medicare), represented in the premium or taxes paid, and they also estimate the amounts that insurance companies, or pension plans, or social insurance systems, must set aside in reserves to be able to meet their obligations.