- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, ILSuburb: largeZIP 62026Founded 1957
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1957
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.siue.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
IllinoisPublic
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois, with 8,750 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $13,111 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention76%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans38%
$13,111net price / year
98%admission rate
1100average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$59,436median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#808 of 1,704 for earnings#367 of 1,739 for lowest net price#793 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,435 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
- $27,314tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,299
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $13,299
- Average net price
- $13,111national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,865
$30,001–48,000$7,474
$48,001–75,000$8,673
$75,001–110,000$15,098
$110,001+$20,346
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,445
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,436middle 50%: $39,733–$87,581
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,581
Median, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville$59,436
Lower quarter$39,733
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
- 8,750
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,158 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,215
- Endowment, end of year
- $40,186,050
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White65%
Hispanic6.6%
Black15%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races3.1%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.8%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions20%
Psychology8.2%
Engineering8.1%
Education5.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.8%
Communication & journalism4.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 149231. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q519349.