- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, ILTown: remoteZIP 61920Founded 1895
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1895
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.eiu.edu
IllinoisPublic
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University is a public university in Charleston, Illinois, with 4,188 undergraduates. It admits 65% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $12,717 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate65%
Retention72%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans30%
$12,717net price / year
65%admission rate
1000average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$55,885median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,623median debt
#989 of 1,704 for earnings#344 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,067 of 1,738 for graduation rate#460 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,962tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,654
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,261
- Average net price
- $12,717national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,813
$30,001–48,000$9,968
$48,001–75,000$9,713
$75,001–110,000$14,840
$110,001+$20,729
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 65%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–560
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–530
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college65%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,299
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,885middle 50%: $39,019–$78,767
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,623
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,767
Median, Eastern Illinois University$55,885
Lower quarter$39,019
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,188
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,482 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,847
- Endowment, end of year
- $73,316,539
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic10%
Black18%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown6.6%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management13%
Education12%
Health professions10%
Psychology8.6%
Liberal arts & humanities8.1%
Communication & journalism7.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 144892. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q624985.