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Blackburn College is a private regional college located in Carlinville, Illinois. Blackburn College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Blackburn College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,571 10 years after enrolling, 55th in Illinois, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Blackburn College bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average.
Blackburn College’s median net annual cost of $17,365 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Blackburn College sorted by number of graduates - Biology, Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$17,365
Average years to graduate
4.6
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 40% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Blackburn College is 24% lower than the state average, and 8% below the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Blackburn College, Pell Grant recipients represent 58% of the measured graduating class, 23% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Blackburn College graduates within 4.7 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Blackburn College’s economic mobility score of 9.55 is calculated by adjusting the 8.28 economic score of lower-income students by the 58% pell grant recipients within the student body. Blackburn College’s EMS of 9.55 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Blackburn College pays $17,365 a year, $17,835 less than the $35,200 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $17,365
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Blackburn College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $17,365 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 90% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,285. This is 36% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,057
Pell grants
$4,873
State grants
$4,802
Institutional grants
$10,295
Blackburn College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 66% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 453 applicants, of which 300 were admitted and 77 enrolled. Blackburn College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
56%
59%
First time
62%
59%
In-state
78%
68%
1st generation
44%
35%
White
77%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%