Eastern Illinois University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 60,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,913
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 90%
From Region 3%
Athletes 473 (12.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 19%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Humanities 175 35% 60% 1% 15% 10% 1% $50,584 1 -0.49 45 96% 7.9%
English 24 +1 33% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $46,625 21 -0.71 34 100% — — — —
Foreign Languages 7 +4 43% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $47,445 15 -0.94 36 94% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +2 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,411 11 -0.98 39 — — — — —
Communication 29 +1 28% 59% 0% 17% 14% 0% $61,233 52 -0.06 69 95% 8.0% — — —
Digital Communication 20 — 55% 50% 0% 25% 5% 0% $46,953 5 -1.39 35 — — — — —
Health Communication 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $60,077 17 -1.06 66 100% 7.7% — — —
Journalism 10 — 50% 40% 10% 30% 0% 0% $62,829 62 +0.06 71 93% — — — —
Public Relations 10 — 10% 60% 0% 20% 10% 0% $60,077 17 -1.06 66 100% 7.7% — — —
Art 33 — 21% 70% 0% 9% 9% 3% $44,360 38 -0.26 28 93% — — — —
Electronic Media 12 — 92% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $46,953 22 -0.59 35 — — — — —
Music 18 — 28% 78% 0% 0% 6% 0% $46,028 46 -0.08 32 96% — — — —
Theater 6 — 17% 50% 0% 17% 0% 17% $44,050 56 +0.13 27 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 130 10% 74% 2% 9% 6% 1% $51,685 1 -0.41 47 97% 8.8%
Health Education 13 +1 38% 31% 8% 31% 8% 8% $59,873 32 -0.49 66 96% 8.8% — — —
Early Childhood Education 27 — 0% 67% 0% 11% 7% 0% $47,321 19 -0.74 36 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 51 — 2% 82% 0% 4% 8% 0% $47,321 19 -0.74 36 97% — — — —
Middle School Education 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,321 14 -0.91 36 97% — — — —
Science Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,873 72 +0.20 66 96% 8.8% — — —
Special Education 23 — 13% 74% 0% 13% 4% 0% $58,890 66 +0.45 64 97% — — — —
Technology Education 7 — 29% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $59,873 79 +0.56 66 96% 8.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Services 224 29% 68% 1% 12% 6% 2% $66,621 34 -0.24 77 97%
Dietetics 5 — 0% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $62,940 43 -0.10 71 97% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 26 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $66,544 73 +0.58 77 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 53 — 66% 72% 2% 6% 8% 4% $55,564 25 -0.72 57 95% — — — —
Health Sciences 15 — 27% 60% 0% 20% 13% 0% $65,655 46 -0.19 75 — — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,864 39 -0.26 85 — — — — —
Nursing 55 — 5% 64% 0% 9% 7% 0% $92,680 61 +0.04 95 100% — — — —
Health Administration 11 — 9% 36% 9% 18% 27% 0% $61,529 45 -0.25 69 — — — — —
Sports Management 23 — 83% 61% 0% 30% 0% 9% $55,564 30 -0.60 57 96% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 32 +1 6% 62% 0% 22% 0% 3% $49,903 26 -0.40 43 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 398 41% 59% 1% 14% 12% 2% $57,645 5 -0.22 62 96% 6.0%
Chemistry 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 0% 25% $65,598 22 -0.58 75 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,810 42 -0.29 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $55,556 3 -1.12 57 95% — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,201 11 -1.11 78 — — — — —
Biology 57 — 28% 53% 2% 7% 23% 7% $64,986 43 -0.17 74 99% — — — —
Neuroscience 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,513 65 +0.31 81 — — — — —
Economics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $73,127 14 -0.94 83 — — — — —
History 24 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $45,280 5 -1.14 30 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 43 — 47% 58% 0% 14% 7% 0% $56,760 57 -0.05 60 95% 4.1% — — —
Liberal Studies 92 — 41% 57% 2% 20% 11% 1% $61,092 76 +0.36 68 95% 5.9% — — —
Geography 7 +1 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,153 2 -2.06 27 95% — — — —
Political Science 15 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 13% 0% $61,519 21 -0.79 69 100% — — — —
Psychology 97 +3 30% 61% 1% 11% 9% 1% $52,172 35 -0.44 49 95% 7.0% — — —
Sociology 13 +10 38% 54% 0% 31% 0% 0% $53,820 43 -0.28 53 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 29 +1 31% 41% 0% 28% 21% 0% $60,869 60 +0.13 68 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lumpkin College of Business and Technology 205 62% 61% 2% 13% 10% 4% $78,908 69 -0.56 88 97%
Electrical Engineering 4 — 100% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $93,639 3 -1.11 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 71% 29% 0% 29% 14% 29% $85,475 7 -1.15 91 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 9 — 89% 56% 0% 11% 22% 11% $75,649 10 -1.10 85 100% — — — —
Information Technology 27 — 85% 56% 7% 22% 7% 7% $80,299 16 -0.87 89 — — — — —
Accounting 27 — 41% 81% 0% 7% 0% 4% $72,217 17 -0.96 82 99% — — — —
Business Administration 33 — 42% 70% 6% 6% 6% 3% $86,269 78 +0.45 92 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 24 — 67% 62% 0% 8% 8% 0% $68,842 5 -1.35 79 95% — — — —
Finance 19 +3 68% 53% 0% 11% 21% 5% $80,815 23 -0.63 89 98% — — — —
Hospitality Management 10 — 30% 60% 0% 20% 10% 10% $56,845 33 -0.34 60 — — — — —
Marketing 15 — 47% 53% 0% 7% 20% 0% $76,274 50 -0.10 86 95% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $56,292 27 -0.53 59 — — — — —
Construction Management 16 — 88% 56% 6% 6% 25% 0% $96,195 33 -0.38 96 — — — — —
Engineering Technology 10 — 80% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $89,315 46 +0.05 93 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,021
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,727
Est. In-State Cost $18,138
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,638
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 20.9% 237 30% 59% 1% 17% 7% 1% $53,896 28 -0.54 53 96% 7.3%
Humanities 17.0% 192 47% 61% 1% 15% 11% 1% $55,707 56 -0.11 58 96% 5.3%
Health Sciences 14.7% 166 30% 69% 1% 9% 7% 2% $71,296 24 -0.19 82 97% 8.8%
Business & Economics 14.6% 165 53% 63% 2% 13% 9% 4% $71,946 33 -0.48 82 96% —
Education 10.3% 117 7% 79% 1% 7% 6% 0% $50,775 28 -0.40 45 97% 8.8%
Arts 6.4% 73 36% 66% 0% 10% 8% 3% $45,826 23 -0.25 32 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 59 27% 54% 2% 7% 22% 7% $65,173 37 -0.15 75 99% —
Professional 4.9% 55 56% 49% 2% 24% 18% 0% $76,318 70 -0.03 86 100% —
Computer Science 3.8% 43 84% 51% 5% 21% 12% 12% $80,168 7 -0.97 89 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 16 69% 62% 0% 6% 6% 12% $60,811 6 -0.73 68 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 5 0% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $62,940 62 -0.10 71 97% —
Engineering 0.4% 4 100% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $93,639 13 -1.11 95 — —

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 139 $470K $470K $0
Football 117 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Baseball 44 $926K $926K $0
Soccer 32 $330K $330K $0
Swimming 18 $127K $127K $0
Basketball 16 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 10 $155K $155K $0
Golf 8 $169K $169K $0
Total 305 $8.8M $8.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 81 $490K $490K $0
Basketball 25 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 25 $556K $556K $0
Softball 22 $770K $770K $0
Volleyball 18 $546K $546K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $101K $101K $0
Swimming 16 $148K $148K $0
Tennis 8 $245K $245K $0
Golf 5 $104K $104K $0
Total 168 $4.2M $4.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 220 $960K $960K $0
Football 117 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Soccer 57 $886K $886K $0
Baseball 44 $926K $926K $0
Basketball 41 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Swimming 34 $275K $275K $0
Softball 22 $770K $770K $0
Tennis 18 $401K $401K $0
Volleyball 18 $546K $546K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $101K $101K $0
Golf 13 $274K $274K $0
Total 473 $19.7M $19.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 70% 44%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 890 – 1130
SAT Math Range 420 – 560
SAT RW Range 460 – 590