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Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Carlinville, IL · 341 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $46,802 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,8141,255th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$26,7581,265th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$26,7581,133rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$36,9621,146th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,2421,161st lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,8021,259th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,6651,440th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.4%1,065th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
57.7%1,652nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.1%910th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
20800th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3411,773rd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
54.4%295th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 205 mi (MDW)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$28,019$33,993
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors—$33,138
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.