Skip to main content
Search a school
 
1 College
Carbondale, IL
Public
95%Acceptance rate
3.19Avg GPA
$26KCost
8KUndergrads
Type to search

Southern Illinois University Carbondale | SIU

Carbondale, Illinois4-yearPublic

Your chances

Acceptance rate

95%

Public school in Illinois with 8,000 total undergraduate students
Urban
Great Lakes
Medical school
On campus housing
D1 Basketball
Missouri Valley Conference
Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 453-2121
Loading…

Admissions

Overall acceptance rate
95%
Yield rate - overall
21%

Acceptance rate breakdown

Women
95%

Men
94%

Applicant breakdown

Total number of applicants
6,981

Women: 60%
Men: 40%

Cost & scholarships

Your estimated net cost
$ ? / year
In-state
$26,038
Out-of-state
$26,038

Average net cost after aid

Income
Average net cost

$0–30,000
$12,260

$30,001–48,000
$12,266

$48,001–75,000
$15,793

$75,001–110,000
$21,934

Over $110,000
$23,874

Published costs and averages can be misleading: they don’t fully account for your family’s finances (for financial aid) or your academic profile (for scholarships).

Want to see your personalized net cost after financial aid and scholarships?

Applications

How to apply

Accepts Common App
Test optional
Rec letters optional
Doesn’t consider class rank
TOEFL optional (international applicants)

Tests typically submitted

SAT: 43%

ACT: 18%
Policies can change. Please confirm by looking at this school’s website.

Students

First-year enrolled students (full-time)
1,422
Student diversity
Low diversity
4-year graduation rate
32%

6-year graduation rate
48%

Retention rate
72%

Admission policy
Co-ed

International students
4%

Enrolled breakdown by gender

Women: 51%
Men: 49%

Race & ethnicity diversity

Among domestic students
Asian and Pacific Islander
2%

Black
17%

Hispanic
9%

Native American
< 1%

Other
4%

White
68%

Academics

Student faculty ratio
13:1
Calendar system
Semester

Special academic offering

Study abroad

Credit for AP exams

Offers graduate degree

Where does this data come from?