Blackburn College: Statistics

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#5191 of 14,131 In the World
#1454 of 2,597 In North America
#1374 of 2,496 In the United States
#58 of 100 In Illinois
#2553 of 2,980 For Library and Information science
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Religion
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Acceptance rate
64%
Avg. cost to attend
$21,575 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
382
Male:Female Ratio
43:57
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Bachelor's degree
Website
blackburn.edu

Blackburn College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Blackburn College has an acceptance rate of 64% and is among the top 25% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 64% 66% 64%
Applicants 783 341 438
Admissions 504 225 279
Freshmen enrolled full time 106 58 48

10 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

50 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 285 (75%)
Hispanic 30 (8%)
Black or African American 28 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 28 (7%)
Two or more races 10 (3%)
Asian 1 (0.3%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Blackburn College is $21,575 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$21,575/year
Average aid awarded
$14,112
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $22,220
$30-48K $20,808
$48-75K $20,159
$75-110K $24,694
$110K+ $28,158

Tuition and fees

Undergraduates
Tuition in-district $26,055
Tuition in-state $26,055
Tuition out-of-state $26,055

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 449
Combined charge for room and board $9,020
Room charge $5,330
Meal charge $3,690

Blackburn College majors

Blackburn College has granted 85 bachelor's degrees across 25 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Blackburn College.

Major Bachelor
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 10
Psychology, General 10
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 7
Business Administration and Management, General 6
Elementary Education and Teaching 6
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 6
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 4
Creative Writing 4
Digital Arts 4
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 4
Communication, General 3
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 3
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other 2
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 2
Environmental Biology 2
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2
Political Science and Government, General 2
Agricultural Business and Management, General 1
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 1
Chemistry, General 1
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other 1
English Language and Literature, General 1
History, General 1
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 1
Mathematics Teacher Education 1
Grand Total 85

Blackburn College has a graduation rate of 36%, which is among the 20% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 36% 36% 35%
  • Full-time retention rate - 38%

Publications & Citations

Blackburn College has published 718 scientific papers with 8,500 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Political Science, Law, and Chemistry.

Publications
718
Citations
8,500

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
365 / 3,450
Medicine
346 / 6,213
Biology
269 / 5,415
Computer Science
234 / 3,597
Engineering
200 / 2,175
Physics
198 / 2,318
Environmental Science
197 / 4,128
Political Science
192 / 1,934
Law
184 / 1,879
Chemistry
164 / 2,938
Psychology
158 / 3,996
History
145 / 1,145
Philosophy
138 / 1,218
Pathology
134 / 4,303
Quantum and Particle physics
127 / 1,272
Mathematics
117 / 2,069
Surgery
116 / 2,483
Geography and Cartography
108 / 1,632
Sociology
108 / 1,524
Geology
99 / 2,735
Psychiatry
97 / 2,375
Genetics
95 / 2,908
Business
84 / 1,011
Art & Design
76 / 484
Materials Science
75 / 665
Organic Chemistry
74 / 1,632
Biochemistry
69 / 1,516
Archaeology
68 / 1,026
Library and Information science
65 / 179
Statistics
62 / 1,637
Paleontology
62 / 1,619
Ecology
60 / 2,608
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
59 / 406
Economics
58 / 1,096
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
54 / 476
Immunology
52 / 1,237
Optical Engineering
51 / 746
Anatomy and Physiology
51 / 1,476
Linguistics
51 / 300
Nursing
51 / 1,019

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 11 42
1992 11 46
1993 10 59
1994 9 65
1995 8 62
1996 11 64
1997 17 71
1998 12 100
1999 9 105
2000 20 105
2001 19 125
2002 23 124
2003 24 190
2004 18 217
2005 12 194
2006 11 223
2007 18 229
2008 12 245
2009 3 257
2010 9 273
2011 8 249
2012 14 323
2013 12 431
2014 6 465
2015 10 458
2016 8 417
2017 12 404
2018 14 389
2019 9 383
2020 9 440
2021 5 423
2022 9 371
2023 2 337
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Notable alumni

  1. Mark Kirk

    Mark Kirk
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    lawyercongressional staffpoliticianmilitary officer
    Biography

    Mark Steven Kirk is an American retired politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 2001 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, Kirk describes himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.

  2. Mary Hunter Austin

    Mary Hunter Austin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1868-1934 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    writerpoetautobiographernaturalistessayist
    Biography

    Mary Hunter Austin was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora, and people – as well as evoking the mysticism and spirituality – of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California.

  3. Bruce Pavitt

    Bruce Pavitt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in Blackburn College
    Studied in 1977-1979
    Occupations
    record producer
    Biography

    Bruce S. Pavitt is the Chicago-born co-founder of independent record label Sub Pop. He attended Evergreen State College where he hosted a show on Evergreen's KAOS radio station before founding Sub Pop.

  4. Dennis Phillips

    Dennis Phillips
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    poker player
    Biography

    Dennis N. Phillips is a professional poker player from St. Louis, Missouri. Phillips qualified for the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event through a $200 satellite tournament at Harrah's St. Louis, his local Harrah's casino. He entered the final table as chip leader with 26,295,000 in chips, and finished in third place, earning $4,517,773.

  5. Anthony Beale

    Anthony Beale
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Anthony A. Beale is an American politician and the alderman of the 9th ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois United States. Beale is noted as having been one of the youngest members to serve as elected official on the City of Chicago's City Council. Beale was first elected in 1999. In 2023 Beale was elected dto his seventh term in office. In 2013, Beale was an unsuccessful candidate in the Democratic primary for the special election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. as U.S. Congressman from Illinois' 2nd congressional district.

  6. Truman H. Landon

    Truman H. Landon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1905-1986 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    General Truman Hempel "Ted" Landon was a U.S. Air Force general and commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

  7. Peter F. Mack, Jr

    Peter F. Mack, Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1916-1986 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    real estate entrepreneurpoliticianautomobile salespersonmilitary officeraircraft pilot
    Biography

    Peter Francis Mack Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

  8. Charles Cleveland Nutting

    Charles Cleveland Nutting
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1858-1927 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    zoologistcurator
    Biography

    Charles Cleveland Nutting was an American zoologist, born in Jacksonville, Illinois. He graduated from Blackburn University (1880) and received the M. A. degree from the same institution in 1882. He conducted various zoological expeditions—in Central America for the Smithsonian Institution (1882–84), in Florida (1885), on the Saskatchewan River (1891)—and was naturalist of the Albatross Hawaiian expedition in 1902. He was professor of zoology and curator of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Iowa from 1886 to 1890 and thereafter was head of his department. Nutting's most important publications are systematic papers dealing with marine hydroids, which appeared in the reports of the United States Commission of Fisheries and elsewhere and were reprinted, especially American Hydroids (part i, 1900; part iii, 1915). In this work Nutting described 124 new species and beautifully illustrated his monograph on American hydroids.

General info

Founded 1837
Colors red, black
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 109
Carnegie classification Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Location and contacts

Address 700 College Ave
Carlinville, Illinois, 62626
United States
City population 6,000
Phone 2178543231

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