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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL · Public · Large suburb · SIUE

Public institution in Edwardsville, IL · 8,836 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $56,346 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
$13,696561st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$12,922831st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$12,922439th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,302706th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,346714th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,384772nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.0%960th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.2%1,129th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
97.2%1,468th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1063794th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,836289th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
31.6%1,103rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 238 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 47 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,596$65,889
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,324—
Computer Sciencebachelors$65,610$67,240
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$64,741$65,979
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,226$59,534
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,657$57,770
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,612$56,942
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$56,415$48,935
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,725$49,084
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$47,260$42,682
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$46,478$42,682
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,752$38,103

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,108,486 (M $1,540,382 · W $1,568,104)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville’s 8,836 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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