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#601 of 14,131 In the World
#210 of 2,597 In North America
#185 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 100 In Illinois
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Acceptance rate
91%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
23
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
8,000
Graduates
3,107
Male:Female Ratio
48:52
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
siu.edu

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale has an acceptance rate of 91% and is among the 36% of the easiest 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 91% 90% 93%
Applicants 9,771 3,959 5,803
Admissions 8,940 3,565 5,368
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,486 678 804
Freshmen enrolled part time 32 11 21

2,809 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,883 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
574 or 38%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 900
or below

75% of them
had 1140
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Southern Illinois University - Carbondale are 900-1140 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
179 or 12%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 19
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Southern Illinois University - Carbondale are 19-27 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

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

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 7084 (64%)
Black or African American 1665 (15%)
Hispanic 897 (8%)
Nonresident Alien 801 (7%)
Two or more races 335 (3%)
Asian 280 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 12 (0.1%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 7 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

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

Average aid awarded
$11,269
Students receiving aid
99%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $9,638$11,268
Tuition in-state $9,638$11,268
Tuition out-of-state $9,638$28,170
Fee in-district $5,778$5,052
Fee in-state $5,778$5,052
Fee out-of-state $5,778$5,052

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 4,492
Combined charge for room and board $10,622
Room charge $6,292
Meal charge $4,330

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale majors

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale has granted 1,972 bachelor's degrees across 86 programs, 692 master's across 58 programs, and 309 doctorate degrees across 34 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 120
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 25 52 33
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 94 15 1
Psychology, General 73 12 19
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 58 43
Social Work 31 59
Automotive Engineering Technology & Technician 89
Physician Assistant 37 46
Law 79
Criminology 69 3 3
Medicine 67
Accounting 66
Mechanical Engineering 56 10
Industrial Technology & Technician 64
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 38 18 6
Architecture 18 43
Fire Services Administration 36 25
Elementary Education and Teaching 58
Business Administration and Management, General 24 31 2
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 42 5
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 27 18
Zoology & Animal Biology 29 13 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 44
Computer Science 25 13 4
Fine & Studio Arts, General 28 13
Forestry, General 40
Special Education and Teaching, General 36 1
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 11 25
Information Technology 36
Management Science 35
Airline & Commercial & Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 33
Political Science and Government, General 24 5 4
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 32
Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Technician 31
Radio and Television 31
Agricultural Economics 22 7
Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General 28
Animal Sciences, General 27 1
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 28
Civil Engineering, General 21 6
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 22 1 4
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 26
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 25
History, General 21 4
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 11 9 3
Chemistry, General 10 6 6
Economics, General 16 1 5
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 21
English Language and Literature, General 18 2
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General 19
Curriculum and Instruction 15 3
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 11 7
Geology & Earth Science, General 9 6 2
Nutrition Sciences 17
Applied Horticulture & Horticultural Business Services, Other 16
Computer Engineering, General 16
Agriculture, General 15
Journalism 15
Physical Therapy Assistant 15
Hospitality Administration & Management, Other 14
Music, General 8 6
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 13
Legal Assistant & Paralegal 13
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 12
Finance, General 12
Health Teacher Education 4 3 5
Molecular Biochemistry 8 4
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 7 4
Environmental Studies 4 7
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 11
Linguistics 5 6
Mass Communication & Media Studies 9 2
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 11
Apparel and Textiles, General 10
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 3 7
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 10
Physics, General 4 3 3
Physiology, General 10
Botany & Plant Biology 4 4 1
Creative Writing 9
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology & Technician 9
Public Administration 9
Engineering, General 8
Mathematics, General 2 1 5
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 8
Agricultural Teacher Education 7
Anthropology, General 4 2 1
Communication and Media Studies, Other 7
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 7
Microbiology, General 7
Plant Sciences, General 7
Sociology, General 7
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 1 5
Forest Sciences and Biology 6
Philosophy 3 3
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies & Technicians, Other 5
History Teacher Education 5
Interior Design 5
Mathematics Teacher Education 5
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 3
Civil Engineering, Other 3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 3
Foreign Language Teacher Education 3
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 3
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1 1
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 2
Food Science and Technology, Other 2
African-American & Black Studies 1
Business & Managerial Economics 1
Health Unit Manager & Ward Supervisor 1
Pharmacology 1
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 1
Grand Total 73 1,972 692 309

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale has a graduation rate of 49%, which is among the 39% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 49% 44% 55%
  • Full-time retention rate - 70%
  • Part-time retention rate - 42%

Publications & Citations

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale is a world-class research university with 27,735 scientific papers published and 535,395 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Medicine, Political Science, and Quantum and Particle physics.

Publications
27,735
Citations
535,395

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
14,648 / 261,824
Biology
13,789 / 337,579
Environmental Science
12,798 / 288,695
Engineering
11,778 / 244,030
Chemistry
10,827 / 265,866
Physics
10,811 / 233,555
Computer Science
10,538 / 195,684
Medicine
8,784 / 187,907
Political Science
7,557 / 122,972
Quantum and Particle physics
7,088 / 159,588
Law
7,038 / 116,800
Psychology
6,805 / 143,755
Geology
6,767 / 170,448
Sociology
6,755 / 122,995
Ecology
6,681 / 171,868
Philosophy
6,643 / 115,250
Geography and Cartography
6,529 / 136,299
Mathematics
6,145 / 132,481
Organic Chemistry
5,599 / 146,491
Biochemistry
5,398 / 147,201
Materials Science
5,159 / 124,986
Business
5,133 / 105,575
History
5,090 / 90,987
Genetics
5,024 / 132,275
Paleontology
4,591 / 124,136
Archaeology
4,123 / 85,615
Economics
4,075 / 85,295
Statistics
3,973 / 89,306
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3,577 / 54,306
Botany
3,510 / 96,529
Linguistics
3,244 / 51,938
Social Psychology
2,910 / 77,795
Art & Design
2,670 / 39,263
Machine Learning
2,437 / 52,483
Management
2,354 / 50,551
Psychiatry
2,324 / 51,684
Pathology
2,310 / 51,459
Metallurgical Engineering
2,287 / 61,047
Electrical Engineering
2,283 / 37,934
Optical Engineering
2,222 / 44,155

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 450 2643
1992 459 2698
1993 427 2814
1994 435 3026
1995 407 3229
1996 466 3283
1997 451 3806
1998 409 4233
1999 369 4406
2000 438 4938
2001 471 5155
2002 533 6262
2003 581 6988
2004 578 7661
2005 616 8846
2006 663 10010
2007 759 11036
2008 774 13106
2009 861 15000
2010 790 16717
2011 901 19057
2012 887 20917
2013 926 23019
2014 863 24252
2015 866 24894
2016 1054 24894
2017 880 25599
2018 860 28268
2019 809 30860
2020 753 34462
2021 718 37394
2022 646 36565
2023 662 35234
Academic rankings

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale alumni

  1. Melissa McCarthy

    Melissa McCarthy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    screenwriterwriterfilm producercomedianactor
    Biography

    Melissa Ann McCarthy is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

  2. Jenny McCarthy

    Jenny McCarthy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    anti-vaccine activistPlayboy Playmatefilm producerautobiographerscreenwriter
    Biography

    Jennifer Ann McCarthy-Wahlberg is an American actress, model, and television personality. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year. McCarthy then had a television and film acting career, beginning as a co-host on the MTV game show Singled Out (1995–1997) and afterwards starring in the eponymous sitcom Jenny (1997–1998), as well as films including BASEketball (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Dirty Love (2005), John Tucker Must Die (2006), and Santa Baby (2006). In 2013, she hosted her own television talk show The Jenny McCarthy Show, and became a co-host of the ABC talk show The View, appearing on the program until 2014. Since 2019, McCarthy has been a judge on the Fox musical competition show The Masked Singer.

  3. Bob Odenkirk

    Bob Odenkirk
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm actorfilm producercomedianwriter
    Biography

    Robert John Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022). For the latter, he has received six nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. As a producer on Better Call Saul since its premiere, he has also received six nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. He is also known for the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995–1998), which he co-created and co-starred in with fellow comic David Cross. In 2015, he and Cross reunited, along with the rest of the Mr. Show cast, for W/ Bob & David on Netflix.

  4. Justin Hartley

    Justin Hartley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    film actorwriterscreenwritertelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Justin Scott Hartley is an American actor. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on the WB/CW television series Smallville (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014–2016) which earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles in the third season of the television drama series Revenge (2013–2014) and in the final three seasons of the drama series Mistresses (2014–2016).

All 86 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names SIUC
Founded 1869
Motto Deo Volente
God willing
Colors maroon, white
Academic calendar August to July (August - December; January-May; June-July)
Total FTE staff 4,515
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, Illinois, 62901-4512
United States
City population 22,000
Phone 6184532121

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