Blackburn College Business Programs

Located in Carlinville, Illinois, Blackburn College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Carlinville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Blackburn College?

Contact details for Blackburn are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 College Ave, Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone:	217-854-3231
Website:	www.blackburn.edu

How Do I Get Into Blackburn?

You can apply to Blackburn online at: blackburn.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Blackburn

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Blackburn?

The acceptance rate at Blackburn is 64%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Can I Afford Blackburn College?

The overall average net price of Blackburn is $20,761. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Blackburn, approximately 90% of students took out student loans averaging $5,285 a year. That adds up to $21,140 over four years for those students.

Blackburn College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 414 undergraduate students at Blackburn, with 405 being full-time and 9 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 405 full-time undergraduates at Blackburn, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Blackburn College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	303
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Blackburn College. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Blackburn. The most popular countries sending students to the school are New Zealand, Canada, and Netherlands.

Online Learning at Blackburn College

In 2022-2023, 60 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Blackburn has changed over the last few years.

Blackburn College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	7	7
Interior Design Management	4	4
Agricultural Business	1	1
Accounting	1	1
Organizational Leadership	0	0
Human Resources Development	0	0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0
TOTAL	13	13

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rept0n1x under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.