Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,094
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 83%
From Region 15%
Athletes 284 (3.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 15%
Hispanic 7%
International 5%
Mixed 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 Sciences 863 38% 69% 2% 13% 7% 2% $60,206 10 -0.30 69 96%
Computer Management and Information Systems 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $88,630 30 -0.47 94 98% — — — —
Computer Science 60 — 82% 67% 3% 7% 10% 8% $114,189 42 -0.31 99 98% — — — —
Chemistry 30 — 47% 63% 7% 3% 7% 3% $69,145 40 -0.24 81 98% — — — —
Mathematics 10 — 60% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% $61,257 12 -0.91 71 100% — — — —
Physics 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $71,442 15 -0.87 83 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 97 — 30% 73% 3% 5% 11% 1% $70,786 72 +0.50 82 98% — — — —
Environmental Sciences 11 — 36% 64% 0% 18% 0% 0% $55,898 35 -0.35 61 — — — — —
Economics 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,453 9 -1.04 82 — — — — —
English 32 — 25% 69% 0% 9% 9% 0% $42,925 7 -1.16 27 94% — — — —
Foreign Languages 10 +2 30% 70% 0% 10% 20% 0% $62,855 68 +0.43 73 90% — — — —
Historical Studies 39 +1 56% 85% 0% 8% 3% 0% $51,317 29 -0.55 50 92% — — — —
Integrative Studies 55 — 31% 44% 2% 33% 9% 0% $55,203 41 -0.20 59 97% — — — —
Philosophy 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,924 1 -2.07 9 94% — — — —
Anthropology 15 +2 47% 80% 0% 13% 0% 0% $51,779 34 -0.46 51 100% — — — —
Applied Communication Studies 29 — 28% 69% 0% 21% 3% 0% $55,581 5 -1.47 60 99% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Sciences 20 +1 65% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,773 25 -0.61 63 — — — — —
International Studies 5 +2 20% 0% 20% 20% 40% 20% $55,435 8 -0.90 60 — — — — —
Mass Communications 60 +1 52% 68% 3% 12% 3% 5% $55,581 28 -0.59 60 99% — — — —
Political Science 14 — 50% 71% 0% 0% 0% 7% $56,615 9 -1.15 62 93% — — — —
Psychology 166 +6 22% 67% 1% 17% 8% 1% $50,847 27 -0.64 48 96% — — — —
Social Work 22 — 9% 64% 5% 14% 14% 0% $56,635 72 +0.40 62 98% — — — —
Sociology 17 +3 29% 71% 0% 12% 6% 0% $54,608 47 -0.21 58 100% — — — —
Art 30 +1 17% 80% 0% 13% 3% 0% $42,388 31 -0.48 26 89% — — — —
Music 14 — 57% 57% 0% 0% 21% 0% $45,516 44 -0.13 34 90% — — — —
Studio Art 18 — 17% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $42,388 31 -0.48 26 89% — — — —
Theater and Dance 12 — 17% 67% 0% 8% 17% 0% $40,287 34 -0.37 21 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 85 +5 45% 67% 1% 19% 4% 0% $64,873 81 +0.69 76 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 396 60% 74% 4% 9% 5% 2% $70,917 47 -0.46 82 97%
Accounting 68 — 49% 72% 4% 12% 7% 1% $76,242 27 -0.70 87 95% — — — —
Business Administration 328 — 63% 74% 3% 8% 5% 2% $69,814 39 -0.41 81 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior 250 16% 78% 2% 10% 4% 0% $51,618 1 -0.82 50 97%
Nutrition and Dietetics 12 +1 8% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $52,347 9 -1.11 52 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 56 +1 39% 71% 4% 11% 5% 0% $58,507 40 -0.38 66 98% — — — —
Public Health 22 — 18% 45% 5% 32% 5% 0% $54,227 14 -1.01 57 97% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 36 — 6% 83% 0% 8% 6% 0% $56,749 22 -0.69 63 96% — — — —
Liberal Studies 12 — 42% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $57,935 64 +0.06 65 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 38 — 3% 84% 0% 8% 5% 0% $44,594 9 -1.14 31 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 60 — 7% 85% 3% 3% 3% 0% $44,594 9 -1.14 31 96% — — — —
Special Education 14 — 7% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,905 17 -0.91 46 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 185 88% 78% 2% 4% 4% 11% $95,695 93 -0.44 96 98%
Civil Engineering 50 — 86% 88% 0% 10% 0% 2% $93,146 53 +0.12 95 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 9 — 89% 56% 11% 11% 22% 0% $98,878 9 -0.86 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 25 — 96% 84% 0% 0% 8% 0% $103,354 21 -0.65 98 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $83,320 0 -1.95 91 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 50 — 88% 92% 2% 0% 2% 2% $90,777 10 -1.06 95 98% — — — —
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering 27 — 85% 22% 4% 4% 7% 63% $94,588 26 -0.58 96 — — — — —
Construction Management 20 — 90% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $107,335 71 +0.61 98 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 339 13% 78% 3% 9% 5% 1% $84,108 82 -0.81 91 99% 3.3%
Nursing 339 — 13% 78% 3% 9% 5% 1% $84,108 15 -0.81 91 99% 3.3% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,576
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $13,747
Est. In-State Cost $17,562
Est. Out-of-State Cost $17,783
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

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
Health Sciences 22.3% 453 16% 76% 3% 11% 5% 0% $77,318 51 -0.76 87 98% 3.3%
Business & Economics 19.5% 397 60% 74% 4% 9% 5% 2% $70,917 29 -0.46 82 97% —
Social Sciences 17.1% 348 32% 69% 1% 14% 7% 2% $53,286 25 -0.63 55 97% —
Engineering 8.1% 165 87% 76% 2% 4% 4% 12% $94,285 16 -0.57 96 98% —
Humanities 7.5% 153 38% 65% 1% 18% 7% 0% $51,664 29 -0.49 50 94% —
Education 5.5% 112 5% 85% 2% 4% 4% 0% $45,258 6 -1.11 33 96% —
Professional 5.2% 105 53% 72% 1% 16% 3% 0% $72,961 62 +0.67 84 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 97 30% 73% 3% 5% 11% 1% $70,786 67 +0.50 82 98% —
Arts 3.6% 74 24% 76% 0% 9% 8% 0% $42,639 14 -0.39 26 91% —
Computer Science 3.0% 61 82% 66% 3% 8% 10% 8% $113,770 56 -0.32 99 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 45 51% 67% 7% 2% 9% 4% $67,647 19 -0.46 79 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 23 22% 78% 0% 9% 4% 0% $54,045 24 -0.74 57 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $9.4M #195 6% $0.7M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $2.0M #131 23% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.4M #291 41% $0 — — — 2
Physical Sciences & Math $1.4M #321 44% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.2M #302 50% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.7M #268 76% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #390 77% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #414 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 11 #314 — —
Total $16.2M #270 21% $0.8M 11 #460 — 2

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
Track & Field (combined) 53 $346K $346K $0
Baseball 38 $787K $787K $0
Wrestling 30 $590K $590K $0
Soccer 27 $807K $807K $0
Basketball 15 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Golf 9 $289K $289K $0
Total 141 $4.5M $4.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 100 $401K $401K $0
Soccer 30 $589K $589K $0
Basketball 24 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Softball 22 $694K $694K $0
Volleyball 16 $547K $547K $0
Tennis 9 $279K $279K $0
Total 143 $3.8M $3.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 153 $747K $747K $0
Soccer 57 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Basketball 39 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Baseball 38 $787K $787K $0
Wrestling 30 $590K $590K $0
Softball 22 $694K $694K $0
Volleyball 16 $547K $547K $0
Golf 9 $289K $289K $0
Tennis 9 $279K $279K $0
Total 284 $12.2M $12.2M $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 98%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 98% 98% 98%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 950 – 1190
SAT Math Range 460 – 590
SAT RW Range 490 – 600