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Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,836
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 63%
Black 16%
Hispanic 6%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
From State 83%
From Region 15%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Health Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 19%
Engineering 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Education 5%
Computer Science 4%
Arts 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $12,922
Est. Cost of Attendance $16,716
10-Year ROI $193,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $10M #204
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #283
Life & Natural Sciences $5M #298
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 123 #178
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 11 #457

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 990 – 1150
SAT Math Range 460 – 590
SAT RW Range 490 – 600
ACT Range 20 – 27

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 859 40% / 60% 1% $57,246 96%
Computer Management and Information Systems 1 100% / 0% 0% $85,645 95 100%
Computer Science 75 83% / 17% 4% $102,647 99 98%
Chemistry 27 19% / 81% 4% $68,130 85 100%
Mathematics 12 67% / 33% 0% $62,821 79
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $73,195 89
Biological Sciences 120 +1 38% / 62% 2% $61,744 78 97%
Environmental Sciences 14 57% / 43% 0% $50,499 58
Economics 11 64% / 36% 9% $67,088 84
Anthropology 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $44,075 40 96%
Applied Communication Studies 37 24% / 76% 0% $48,374 52 96%
Criminal Justice 70 +1 43% / 57% 0% $59,204 74 93%
English 36 33% / 67% 0% $45,241 44 94%
Foreign Languages 9 +3 44% / 56% 0% $42,376 35 88%
Geography $53,969 65
Geography and Environmental Sciences 21 67% / 33% 0% $53,966 65
Historical Studies 28 +1 64% / 36% 0% $46,076 46 98%
Integrative Studies 56 30% / 70% 0% $54,008 65 97%
International Studies 6 33% / 67% 0% $53,644 65
Mass Communications 50 56% / 44% 2% $48,374 52 96%
Philosophy 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $33,668 13 94%
Political Science 17 +5 29% / 71% 0% $61,148 77 95%
Psychology 149 +5 20% / 80% 0% $49,430 55 95%
Social Work 23 9% / 91% 0% $48,780 53 100%
Sociology 16 +2 38% / 62% 6% $55,821 69 85%
Art 25 +1 20% / 80% 0% $38,018 23 92%
Music 11 55% / 45% 0% $45,272 44 96%
Studio Art 16 25% / 75% 0% $38,018 23 92%
Theater and Dance 17 41% / 59% 0% $46,366 47 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 372 62% / 38% 1% $62,953 94%
Accounting 59 51% / 49% 0% $74,476 89 98%
Business Administration 313 64% / 36% 1% $60,782 77 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior 232 14% / 86% 0% $48,681 95%
Nutrition and Dietetics 7 14% / 86% 0% $51,123 59 100%
Kinesiology 56 +1 38% / 62% 0% $55,851 69 92%
Public Health 18 6% / 94% 0% $46,699 48 100%
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 29 3% / 97% 0% $53,029 63 100%
Liberal Studies 13 23% / 77% 0% $48,998 54
Early Childhood Education 27 +1 4% / 96% 0% $44,029 40 94%
Elementary Education 64 8% / 92% 0% $44,029 40 94%
Special Education 18 0% / 100% 0% $43,701 39 87%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 196 85% / 15% 8% $85,783 98%
Civil Engineering 45 89% / 11% 0% $83,754 95 100%
Computer Engineering 9 89% / 11% 0% $92,604 97 96%
Electrical Engineering 33 85% / 15% 6% $85,849 95 100%
Industrial Engineering 14 50% / 50% 14% $81,089 93 100%
Mechanical Engineering 51 88% / 12% 2% $86,329 96 96%
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering 21 81% / 19% 48% $89,028 96
Construction Management 23 96% / 4% 4% $85,675 95
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 331 14% / 86% 1% $76,988 97%
Nursing 331 14% / 86% 1% $76,988 91 97%