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Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL · Public · Town (remote) · E.I.U. · EIU · Eastern Illinois

Public institution in Charleston, IL · 4,398 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $51,989 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
$14,093602nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,403856th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$15,879597th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,164763rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,989961st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,6941,046th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
45.2%1,338th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.0%1,230th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
67.8%554th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1010926th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,398543rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.9%1,141st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 161 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

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 57 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,493$70,176
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$60,771$50,856
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,607$46,673
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$49,729$43,798
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,957$50,677
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,774—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$40,821$40,768
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$40,608$39,317
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$39,873$36,848
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$39,639$41,565
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$39,249$34,603
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$38,289$36,668

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,592,020 (M $3,075,414 · W $1,516,606)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Eastern Illinois University’s 4,398 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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