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Southern Illinois University, Carbondale is a public national university located in Carbondale, Illinois. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,803 10 years after enrolling, 33rd in Illinois, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is ranked 26th in Illinois.
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale’s median net annual cost of $16,285 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale sorted by number of graduates - Education (subject specific), Air Transportation, Accounting, Mechanical Engr. Tech, Psychology, Health Administrative Services - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$16,285
Average years to graduate
4.5
Industrial Engr. Tech
Rank: #29
Economic score: 2.44
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #54
Economic score: 2.46
Computer and Information Sciences
Rank: #190
Economic score: 2.59
Quantitative methods Mgmt.
Rank: #56
Economic score: 3.29
Criminology
Rank: #23
Economic score: 3.83
Health & Fitness
Rank: #166
Economic score: 5.54
Education
Rank: #204
Economic score: 5.71
Social Work
Rank: #157
Economic score: 6.57
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #86
Economic score: 12.15
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #230
Economic score: 15.95
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Social Work, Architecture, Accounting, Business Administration, Communication disorder sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Therapeutic professions
Rank: #53
Economic score: 0.68
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #18
Economic score: 0.77
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #212
Economic score: 0.81
Health & Fitness
Rank: #117
Economic score: 0.83
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #38
Economic score: 0.95
Public Health
Rank: #141
Economic score: 1.12
Educ. Administration
Rank: #379
Economic score: 1.45
Public Administration
Rank: #193
Economic score: 2.04
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #58
Economic score: 3.14
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is 7% lower than the state average, and 10% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Pell Grant recipients represent 35% of the measured graduating class, equal to the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduates within 4.6 years.
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
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.
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale’s economic mobility score of 22.67 is calculated by adjusting the 2.75 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s EMS of 22.67 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
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).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale pays $16,285 a year, $13,482 less than the $29,767 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 $16,285
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 91% 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 $16,285 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 58% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,969. This is 4% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,362
Pell grants
$4,856
State grants
$5,317
Institutional grants
$8,361
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale offers 18 online bachelor programs, 15 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Southern Illinois University-Carbondale offers 11 programs, 9 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
29
Hybrid programs
5
Percentage of programs online
15%
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 95% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 6,987 applicants, of which 6,648 were admitted and 1,422 enrolled. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
91%
83%
Female
49%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
78%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
15%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%