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Illinois State University break dates 2026-27

At Illinois State University, Thanksgiving Break runs Nov 21 to 29, Winter Break runs Dec 18 to Jan 17, and Spring Break runs Mar 11 to 21.

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Official source: Illinois State University academic calendar (events.illinoisstate.edu).

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How Illinois State University's breaks compare

Illinois State University gives students the whole week of Thanksgiving off (Nov 21 to 29), like 25% of US colleges on BreakShare.
Winter break is 31 days, the same as the typical US college. 47% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 11 to 21) falls in the most common spring break week of 2027. See the spring break calendar

Illinois Wesleyan University 1 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 18 to Jan 5, Mar 11 to 14 (28 days in common).
Bradley University 35 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 18 to Jan 17, Mar 13 to 21 (45 days in common).
Millikin University 46 mi
Both off Nov 21 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 17, Mar 20 to 21 (41 days in common).

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1 other colleges are on spring break exactly Mar 11 to 21, including these closest ones.

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From Saturday, November 21, 2026 to Sunday, November 29, 2026 (9 days, including both weekends).

31 days, from Friday, December 18, 2026 to Sunday, January 17, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Thursday, March 11, 2027 to Sunday, March 21, 2027 (11 days, including weekends).

How these dates are counted

Each range covers every day with no classes: from the day after the last class or final exam to the day before classes start again.
Each range includes the weekends on both sides of the break.
Winter break runs from the end of fall finals to the day before spring classes. A required January term (J-term, Winter Study, Interim) counts as school; an optional winter session doesn't.
Thanksgiving starts on Wednesday only if the school cancels classes that day.
Single holidays like Labor Day aren't listed unless the school calls them a break. Short breaks of 1 to 4 days are usually long weekends.
We use class and exam dates, not residence-hall move-out or office-closure dates.

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