Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

86.9%

Acceptance rate

1,060

SAT Average

$16,177

Avg net price

8,116

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,060

SAT Reading/Writing470–590

SAT Math430–570

ACT Composite18–25

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 106Bachelor’s 1,976Master’s 730Doctoral 288	106	1,976	730	288
Associate’s 59Bachelor’s 252Master’s 198Doctoral 120	59	252	198	120
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 197Master’s 48Doctoral 16	None reported	197	48	16
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 168Master’s 61Doctoral 5	None reported	168	61	5
Associate’s 47Bachelor’s 156Master’s 21Doctoral None reported	47	156	21	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 148Master’s 11Doctoral None reported	None reported	148	11	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 115Master’s 27Doctoral 11	None reported	115	27	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 108Master’s 31Doctoral 7	None reported	108	31	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 82Master’s 39Doctoral 11	None reported	82	39	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 78Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	None reported	78	2	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 73Master’s 10Doctoral 11	None reported	73	10	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 71Master’s 9Doctoral 2	None reported	71	9	2
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 70Master’s 24Doctoral None reported	0	70	24	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 67Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	67	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 60Master’s 65Doctoral 0	None reported	60	65	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 52Master’s 14Doctoral 4	None reported	52	14	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 49Master’s 15Doctoral 7	None reported	49	15	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 37Master’s 41Doctoral None reported	None reported	37	41	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	32	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 27Master’s 30Doctoral None reported	None reported	27	30	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 26Master’s 5Doctoral None reported	None reported	26	5	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 45Doctoral None reported	None reported	20	45	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 10Doctoral 8	None reported	19	10	8
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s 0Doctoral 75	None reported	14	0	75
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 11Doctoral 1	None reported	13	11	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 3Doctoral 2	None reported	13	3	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 0Doctoral 0	None reported	13	0	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s 1Doctoral None reported	None reported	11	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 8Doctoral 6	None reported	4	8	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s 1Doctoral 2	None reported	1	1	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Missouri Valley Conference

Projected sponsored sports17

BaseballFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, Outdoor

Athletic participation

408 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Priority review

Dec 1, 2026

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $9,638
Required fees: $3,696
Food and housing: $12,341
Books and supplies: $1,100
Other expenses: $2,951
Total: $29,726

Total by year

$29,5672019–2019–20
$29,7672020–2120–21
$29,9032021–2221–22
$30,0892022–2322–23
$29,4092023–2423–24
$29,7262024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $16,177 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation40%

6-year graduation56%

Retention rate69%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$53,390

Median debt$21,543

Campus

Enrollment8,116

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25