Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 581-5000
www.eiu.edu
fax:
president:Dr. William L. Perry
7881 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.62 Graduation Rate 0.6
0.55 0.64

STUDENT RATIO

8347

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

11144 | 28124

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

7327

CLASS SIZE

22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
Not Available

SAT MATH

Not Available

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.55
0.64
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
24
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23767

Average Monthly Payment

$264

Median Earnings

$41200

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

65%
URL Applywww.eiu.edu/apply.php
Application Fee30
Percent Admitted (Men)0.59
Percent Admitted (Women)0.64
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1020
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.18
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.7
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.03
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.93
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates9386
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates11273
Applicants Men3155
Applicants Women4726
Admissions Total4879
Admissions Men1864
Admissions Women3015
ACT English 25th percentile score19
ACT English 75th percentile score24
ACT Math 25th percentile score17
ACT Math 75th percentile score24
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1010
Median ACT English Score22
Median ACT Math Score21
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)67%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)86%
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