- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, ILTown: distantZIP 62901Founded 1869
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1869
- Motto
- Deo Volente
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- siu.edu
IllinoisPublic
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is a public university in Carbondale, Illinois, with 8,494 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 59% within six years and costs $12,554 a year after aid.
59%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention67%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans44%
$12,554net price / year
87%admission rate
1055average SAT
59%graduate in 6 years
$57,388median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#924 of 1,704 for earnings#327 of 1,739 for lowest net price#706 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,080 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
- $28,511tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,544
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $13,544
- Average net price
- $12,554national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,536
$30,001–48,000$9,034
$48,001–75,000$8,884
$75,001–110,000$14,051
$110,001+$23,744
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 470–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college59%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 59%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,355
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,388middle 50%: $38,164–$82,922
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,922
Median, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$57,388
Lower quarter$38,164
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
- 8,494
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 22.2
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 80%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,501 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,042
- Endowment, end of year
- $212,993,823
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White65%
Hispanic10%
Black17%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.1%
29 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions15%
Transportation & materials moving9.7%
Education9.4%
Business & management8.1%
Engineering technologies7.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.5%
Social sciences5.2%
Engineering3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | $13,111 | 56% | $59,436 |
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| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | $12,717 | 50% | $55,885 |
| Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | $9,377 | 25% | $56,278 |
| Governors State University University Park, IL | $15,833 | 23% | $61,863 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | $12,291 | 58% | $53,402 |
| Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | $11,959 | 61% | $58,121 |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | $11,815 | 58% | $63,565 |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | $13,902 | 59% | $57,828 |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | $12,562 | 54% | $52,702 |
| University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | $13,647 | 61% | $62,764 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 149222. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1472347.