Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901-4512
(618) 453-2121
www.siu.edu
fax:(618) 453-4609
president:Rita Cheng
11634 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.79 Graduation Rate 0.43
0.38 0.5

STUDENT RATIO

13306

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

12093 | 24716

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

11803

CLASS SIZE

22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
545

SAT MATH

520

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.38
0.5
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
470
545
620
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
520
590
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
25
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$22500

Average Monthly Payment

$250

Median Earnings

$41500

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

64%
URL Applyadmissions.siu.edu/applynow.html
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.81
Percent Admitted (Women)0.78
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1503
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.2
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.64
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.88
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7407
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates11710
Applicants Men5305
Applicants Women6268
Admissions Total9176
Admissions Men4275
Admissions Women4901
ACT English 25th percentile score19
ACT English 75th percentile score26
ACT Math 25th percentile score17
ACT Math 75th percentile score25
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1032
Median ACT English Score23
Median ACT Math Score21
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)61%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)77%
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