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Located in Carbondale, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Carbondale makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

302 Undergraduate Degrees
73 Graduate Degrees
$21,311 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
92% Acceptance Rate

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SIUC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#16 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#75 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#83 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#102 Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#122 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#148 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SIUC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics College Factual
#34 Best Value Colleges for General Economics College Factual
#79 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#146 Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#189 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual
#237 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Southern Illinois University Carbondale?

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Contact details for SIUC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4512
Phone: 618-453-2121
Website: www.siu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondale
Twitter: http://twitter.com/siuc

How Do I Get Into SIUC?

You can apply to SIUC online at: admissions.siu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for SIUC

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SIUC?

92% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
57% Submit SAT Scores
Since SIUC has an acceptance rate of 92%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to SIUC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southern Illinois University Carbondale  ( 470 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southern Illinois University Carbondale  ( 460 to 590 )
200
800
SIUC received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Southern Illinois University Carbondale  ( 19 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Southern Illinois University Carbondale  ( 17 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Southern Illinois University Carbondale  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford Southern Illinois University Carbondale?

$21,311 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
7.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of SIUC is $21,311. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SIUC, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,770 a year. That adds up to $27,080 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SIUC is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,796 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,299 undergraduate students at SIUC, with 6,796 being full-time and 1,503 being part-time.

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There are also 3,067 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,796 full-time undergraduates at SIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Illinois University Carbondale students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 126
Black or African American 1,002
Hispanic or Latino 668
White 4,570
International Students 199
Other Races/Ethnicities 231

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at SIUC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

1,725 Took All Classes Online
4,317 Took At Least One Class Online
52,345.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,317 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 9th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SIUC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was $15,104 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how SIUC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Hospitality Administration/Management #7 #10
Hospitality Management #40 #76

Online Growth Rankings of SIUC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was 52,345.6%. This is the #1 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SIUC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SIUC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SIUC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Accounting #1
Accounting #1
Business Administration & Management #1
General Business Administration and Management #1
Hospitality Management #1
Other Hospitality Administration/Management #1

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Accounting 106 38 0 144
Management Science 52 0 0 52
General Business Administration and Management 21 26 2 49
Finance 31 0 0 31
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 28 0 0 28
Agricultural Economics 25 2 0 27
General Economics 17 1 4 22
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 21 0 0 21
Business Economics 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 302 67 6 375

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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