Former name | The Literary and Theological Institute of the Far West Lutheran College Hillsboro College |
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| Type | Private |
| Active | 1847–1868 |
Religious affiliation | Lutheran |
| Location | , United States 39°48′31.3″N 89°38′16.1″W / 39.808694°N 89.637806°W |
Illinois State University was a private institution of higher learning in Springfield, Illinois. It began as The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church in the Far West in Hillsboro, Illinois, in 1847. It soon became known as the Lutheran College, and, locally, as Hillsboro College. In 1852, it relocated to Springfield and changed its name to Illinois State University. It ceased operations in 1868, but reopened as Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois, in 1870.