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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · SIUC

Public institution in Carbondale, IL · 8,116 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $53,390 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
$16,177761st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,244850th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$13,244457th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,268903rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,543850th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,390888th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,0871,013th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
56.3%899th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
68.7%1,305th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.4%1,241st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1060799th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,116309th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.6%852nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 178 mi (BNA)

On 3 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$40
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 89 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$92,632—
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,009$65,905
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,281$64,068
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$61,728$54,644
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516$58,673
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$58,360$56,087
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$58,266$55,211
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$57,705$50,465
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,657$58,221
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,318—
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$57,318$38,829
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,482$47,260

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,119,714 (M $3,655,386 · W $2,464,328)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s 8,116 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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