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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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Acceptance Rate

86.9%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

900–1160

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$13,244

Undergrad Enrollment

8,116

Applicants

10,401

Yield Rate

17.2%

Endowment / Student

$23,131

Student:Faculty

11:1

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What you pay

$13,297/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $53,188 over four years.

What grads earn

$56,680/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$56,704 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 0% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

74% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

19%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,415
$30–48k$8,497
$48–75k$10,308
$75–110k$17,724
Over $110k$23,254

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

46%

Completion · all

56%

Completion · Pell

46%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

51%

Median debt

$21,543

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
10,401
Admitted
9,40790.4%
Enrolled
1,62117% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft21
Rape9

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball34Basketball14Football105Golf10Swimming34Track & Field92

Women's

Basketball15Golf10Soccer34Softball22Swimming47Track & Field98Volleyball16
Research Activity
FY 2024
$61Mtotal R&D expenditure#220 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Aviation/Airway Management and Operations122 grads
Psychology, General71 grads
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician68 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies66 grads
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education65 grads
Criminology58 grads
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist57 grads
Industrial Technology/Technician52 grads
Health/Health Care Administration/Management49 grads
Accounting48 grads

4yr Grad Rate

32%

6yr Grad Rate

45%

Retention Rate

67%

Median Earnings

$53,390