Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 60,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,954
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 85%
From Region 8%
Athletes 408 (5.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 18%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 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 Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences 511 23% 74% 4% 10% 8% 1% $68,519 38 -0.02 80 96% 6.4%
Biochemistry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,155 36 -0.30 79 — — — — —
Biology 39 — 26% 54% 3% 15% 15% 0% $67,912 58 +0.17 79 96% — — — —
Botany 7 — 43% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $50,776 28 -0.62 48 — — — — —
Microbiology 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $65,301 18 -0.67 76 — — — — —
Physiology 16 +2 31% 69% 19% 0% 6% 0% $65,585 33 -0.36 77 — — — — —
Agricultural Economics 19 +1 42% 89% 0% 5% 0% 0% $73,235 40 -0.08 84 100% — — — —
Agriculture 11 — 45% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,121 60 +0.24 75 96% — — — —
Animal Sciences 22 — 14% 73% 5% 14% 5% 0% $50,323 32 -0.48 46 98% — — — —
Food Science and Technology 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,208 36 -0.26 70 — — — — —
Horticulture 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,277 44 -0.20 67 88% — — — —
Soil Science 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,190 73 +0.53 78 95% — — — —
Zoology 48 — 38% 83% 0% 6% 8% 2% $49,300 22 -0.59 44 97% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 17 — 0% 76% 0% 0% 18% 6% $63,210 58 +0.15 73 100% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 35 — 0% 71% 3% 3% 17% 0% $72,143 60 +0.12 83 100% 5.1% — — —
Nursing 74 — 15% 78% 1% 11% 5% 4% $88,761 42 -0.35 94 — — — — —
Radiation Therapy 68 — 10% 78% 9% 3% 7% 0% $82,971 73 +0.33 91 98% 4.0% — — —
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,097 24 -0.90 61 94% — — — —
Health Administration 56 +6 32% 59% 9% 23% 4% 2% $66,434 63 +0.00 78 95% 6.8% — — —
Psychology 73 +1 16% 68% 0% 18% 10% 0% $57,902 69 +0.43 64 94% 9.1% — — —
⇅ 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 Media 596 45% 70% 1% 13% 9% 1% $56,973 4 +0.06 63 95% 7.6%
Environmental Studies 13 — 54% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,062 32 -0.45 59 — — — — —
Forestry 39 — 64% 92% 0% 0% 3% 0% $55,624 23 -0.54 60 100% — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,677 1 -1.52 64 100% — — — —
Economics 13 — 69% 62% 15% 8% 8% 0% $57,677 1 -1.52 64 100% — — — —
English 13 +3 15% 85% 0% 8% 0% 0% $42,796 7 -1.17 26 98% — — — —
Foreign Languages 14 +4 21% 79% 0% 7% 7% 0% $44,314 6 -1.22 30 83% — — — —
History 13 +2 69% 85% 0% 8% 0% 0% $55,166 49 -0.17 59 100% 9.2% — — —
Linguistics 12 — 17% 83% 0% 8% 0% 8% $44,314 6 -1.22 30 83% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,939 25 -0.64 53 — — — — —
Anthropology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,827 3 -1.09 32 95% — — — —
Communication 14 — 36% 43% 0% 43% 7% 0% $70,835 82 +0.84 82 96% — — — —
Journalism 19 — 53% 68% 0% 21% 5% 0% $57,143 29 -0.58 63 94% 6.7% — — —
Political Science 13 — 38% 69% 0% 8% 0% 8% $65,441 32 -0.50 76 100% — — — —
Radio and Television 16 +1 62% 44% 6% 19% 19% 6% $46,846 5 -1.40 37 96% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,384 24 -0.59 47 — — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,367 80 +1.25 84 92% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,367 93 +1.50 84 92% — — — —
Career and Technical Education 34 — 76% 62% 0% 15% 18% 0% $73,367 98 +2.15 84 92% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 28 — 4% 89% 0% 4% 4% 0% $46,437 16 -0.87 36 97% 6.5% — — —
Elementary Education 39 — 18% 82% 3% 0% 13% 0% $46,437 16 -0.87 36 97% 6.5% — — —
English Education 9 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,367 97 +2.52 84 92% — — — —
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,367 97 +2.52 84 92% — — — —
General Education 67 — 61% 54% 1% 27% 9% 1% $53,897 45 -0.14 56 96% 9.5% — — —
Health Teacher Education 12 — 0% 50% 8% 25% 8% 0% $73,367 96 +1.93 84 92% — — — —
History Teacher Education 11 — 55% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $73,367 97 +2.96 84 92% — — — —
Instructional Technology 41 — 73% 41% 5% 22% 22% 0% $64,509 88 +1.11 75 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,367 93 +1.50 84 92% — — — —
Special Education 12 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $47,655 7 -1.25 40 96% — — — —
Film Production 13 — 69% 77% 0% 15% 0% 0% $41,426 10 -1.11 23 93% — — — —
Interior Design 8 +1 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $64,835 30 -0.37 76 94% — — — —
Music 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,498 47 -0.03 36 — — — — —
Studio Art 36 +1 39% 72% 0% 17% 6% 3% $48,965 63 +0.23 43 86% — — — —
Theater 5 +2 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $41,781 41 -0.17 24 100% — — — —
Theatre Arts 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,781 41 -0.17 24 100% — — — —
Criminology 78 +2 47% 60% 0% 21% 17% 0% $63,935 75 +0.56 74 98% 6.9% — — —
⇅ 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 Business and Analytics 287 55% 75% 0% 10% 10% 2% $70,836 47 -0.38 82 96% 4.2%
Exercise Science 49 — 45% 71% 0% 8% 12% 2% $55,047 23 -0.79 59 99% — — — —
Accounting 51 — 35% 71% 2% 4% 20% 2% $83,114 44 -0.25 91 98% 5.0% — — —
Business Administration 15 — 53% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $68,931 35 -0.45 80 97% 5.9% — — —
Business Analytics 23 +6 74% 74% 0% 9% 4% 4% $61,078 1 -1.80 70 92% — — — —
Finance 21 +3 86% 71% 0% 10% 5% 14% $82,139 25 -0.59 90 94% — — — —
Hospitality Management 11 — 27% 64% 0% 27% 9% 0% $55,761 29 -0.44 60 100% — — — —
Management Sciences 6 — 67% 33% 0% 50% 17% 0% $61,078 11 -0.86 70 92% — — — —
Marketing 41 +2 44% 83% 0% 12% 2% 2% $67,131 18 -0.81 78 92% — — — —
Recreation Management 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $50,099 8 -0.95 46 98% — — — —
Sports Management 20 — 70% 70% 0% 30% 0% 0% $55,047 27 -0.66 59 99% — — — —
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration — — — — — — — — $68,342 90 +1.16 80 — — — — —
Fire Services Administration 27 — 93% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $122,189 98 +3.43 99 96% 1.8% — — —
Paralegal Studies 14 — 36% 71% 0% 7% 14% 0% $46,228 1 -1.88 35 87% — — — —
⇅ 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 Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics 499 74% 66% 3% 9% 10% 5% $84,199 82 -0.18 91 96% 5.7%
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,418 23 -0.71 94 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 21 — 57% 76% 5% 5% 0% 5% $86,499 17 -0.83 93 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 9 +1 89% 67% 0% 0% 11% 11% $103,212 19 -0.65 98 91% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 17 +4 88% 76% 0% 6% 12% 6% $101,718 15 -0.72 98 93% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 27 — 96% 78% 0% 4% 11% 4% $95,483 32 -0.47 96 96% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 7 +1 14% 57% 0% 14% 14% 14% $57,802 22 -0.59 64 91% — — — —
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science 32 — 16% 72% 0% 22% 3% 0% $63,489 39 -0.34 74 97% 10.6% — — —
African American Studies — — — — — — — — $54,480 41 -0.38 57 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,201 98 +2.86 93 96% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $53,906 50 +0.08 56 — — — — —
Social Work 37 — 14% 51% 3% 38% 5% 0% $52,678 44 -0.07 53 96% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 5 — 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $53,464 20 -0.81 55 92% — — — —
Architecture 20 — 65% 60% 0% 15% 20% 5% $69,159 56 +0.12 80 93% — — — —
Automotive Technology 79 — 95% 67% 5% 3% 20% 0% $87,635 38 -0.09 93 96% — — — —
Aviation Flight 34 — 88% 65% 0% 6% 6% 21% $90,096 33 -0.31 94 98% 5.4% — — —
Aviation Management 122 — 84% 70% 2% 7% 8% 7% $90,096 33 -0.31 94 98% 5.4% — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 9 — 100% 44% 11% 0% 22% 0% $86,117 32 -0.22 92 92% — — — —
Electronic Engineering Technology 8 — 100% 0% 0% 12% 25% 0% $86,117 32 -0.22 92 92% — — — —
Industrial Technology 52 +1 92% 63% 10% 6% 10% 4% $94,517 72 +0.48 96 98% 3.7% — — —
⇅ 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 Science 83 73% 78% 1% 10% 5% 0% $81,027 75 -0.71 90 98% 7.4%
Computer Science 26 — 77% 85% 4% 8% 4% 0% $91,156 12 -0.99 95 98% — — — —
Cybersecurity 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $77,777 19 -0.84 88 — — — — —
Information Technology 31 +1 84% 65% 0% 16% 6% 0% $82,972 20 -0.74 91 97% 7.4% — — —
Chemistry 8 +1 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,538 43 -0.20 81 100% — — — —
Geosciences 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $63,918 50 -0.10 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,653 26 -0.67 79 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,499 13 -0.94 82 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,009
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $14,185
Est. In-State Cost $18,122
Est. Out-of-State Cost $18,350
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Professional 21.4% 423 80% 66% 3% 8% 13% 4% $85,793 84 +0.18 92 97% 5.2%
Health Sciences 14.0% 277 17% 75% 3% 8% 9% 2% $74,553 39 -0.17 85 98% 5.8%
Business & Economics 13.5% 267 50% 70% 3% 14% 7% 3% $68,218 20 -0.60 79 96% 5.9%
Education 13.4% 264 45% 67% 2% 14% 11% 0% $59,047 81 +0.49 66 95% 8.0%
Social Sciences 9.2% 181 27% 61% 1% 23% 8% 1% $57,031 45 -0.01 63 95% 8.6%
Agriculture & Food Science 9.0% 178 45% 87% 1% 4% 4% 1% $56,468 35 -0.38 62 98% —
Arts 4.8% 95 44% 73% 0% 15% 8% 2% $53,023 56 -0.13 54 91% —
Engineering 4.1% 82 80% 77% 1% 4% 7% 5% $94,829 17 -0.66 96 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 67 31% 61% 7% 9% 13% 0% $65,414 38 -0.09 76 96% —
Computer Science 3.0% 60 80% 73% 2% 13% 5% 0% $86,259 12 -0.85 92 97% 7.4%
Humanities 3.0% 59 36% 83% 0% 7% 2% 2% $50,878 25 -0.56 48 91% 9.2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 23 57% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $67,381 18 -0.34 79 100% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $16.5M #109 27% $3.3M 3 #201 24 1
Agriculture & Food Science $14.7M #63 34% $2.7M 5 #72 60 5
Life & Natural Sciences $7.4M #181 31% $0.5M 13 #133 77 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.1M #182 10% $0.2M 45 #113 93 1
Physical Sciences & Math $5.5M #212 46% $0.1M 12 #161 66 1
Engineering $4.6M #220 18% $0.8M 7 #193 65 —
Education $2.5M #162 66% $0 12 #302 — —
Computer Science $1.7M #202 20% $0 3 #161 21 —
Business & Economics $0.9M #215 0% $0 8 #150 22 —
Total $59.8M #193 30% $7.5M 108 #164 428 13

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 105 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 92 $659K $659K $0
Baseball 34 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $475K $475K $0
Basketball 14 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Golf 10 $364K $364K $0
Total 233 $10.7M $10.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 98 $714K $714K $0
Swimming & Diving 47 $742K $742K $0
Soccer 34 $721K $721K $0
Softball 22 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 16 $787K $787K $0
Basketball 15 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Golf 10 $294K $294K $0
Total 175 $6.0M $6.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 190 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Football 105 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 81 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 34 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 34 $721K $721K $0
Basketball 29 $4.8M $4.8M $0
Softball 22 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Golf 20 $658K $658K $0
Volleyball 16 $787K $787K $0
Total 408 $27.4M $27.4M $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 94%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 97% 85%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 890 – 1180
SAT Math Range 430 – 580
SAT RW Range 450 – 610