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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Charleston, IL
Population 60,000
Website http://www.eiu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,913
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 90%
From Region 3%
Athletes 16.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 19%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2012 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2013 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2014 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2015 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2016 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2017 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2018 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2019 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2020 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2021 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2023 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2024 Men: 43.0% 43.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2012 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2013 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2014 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2015 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2016 Black: 16.6% 16.6% 2017 Black: 21.7% 21.7% 2018 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2019 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2020 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2021 Black: 26.9% 26.9% 2022 Black: 26.8% 26.8% 2023 Black: 33.4% 33.4% 2024 Black: 32.5% 32.5% 2011 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2014 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2015 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2016 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2017 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2018 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2019 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2022 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2023 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2011 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2012 White: 79.5% 79.5% 2013 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2014 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2015 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2016 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2017 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2018 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2019 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2020 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2021 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2022 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2023 White: 45.6% 45.6% 2024 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2011 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 International: 2.0% 2.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Black: 23.4% 23.4% 2021 Black: 22.8% 22.8% 2022 Black: 22.1% 22.1% 2023 Black: 21.9% 21.9% 2024 Black: 18.9% 18.9% 2025 Black: 19.2% 19.2% 2020 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2021 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2022 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2023 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2024 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2025 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2020 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2021 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2022 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2023 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2025 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2020 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2025 International: 3.0% 3.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Humanities 175 35% / 65% 1% $48,448 47 96%
Communication 29 +1 28% / 72% 0% $55,721 65 95%
Digital Communication 20 — 55% / 45% 0% $52,884 58 —
English 24 +1 33% / 67% 0% $42,901 30 93%
Foreign Languages 7 +4 43% / 57% 0% $47,446 44 94%
Health Communication 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,330 73 100%
Journalism 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,883 63 100%
Philosophy 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $44,704 36 —
Public Relations 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $60,330 73 100%
Art 33 — 21% / 79% 3% $35,804 13 98%
Electronic Media 12 — 92% / 8% 0% $50,990 54 —
Music 18 — 28% / 72% 0% $52,632 58 95%
Theater 6 — 17% / 83% 17% $36,595 14 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 130 10% / 90% 1% $51,096 54 96%
Health Education 13 +1 38% / 62% 8% $55,730 65 94%
Early Childhood Education 27 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,008 48 96%
Elementary Education 51 — 2% / 98% 0% $49,008 48 96%
Middle School Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,008 48 97%
Science Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,730 65 94%
Special Education 23 — 13% / 87% 0% $53,800 60 96%
Technology Education 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $55,730 65 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Services 224 29% / 71% 2% $61,415 75 96%
Dietetics 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,941 77 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 26 — 8% / 92% 0% $58,995 71 94%
Exercise Science 53 — 66% / 34% 4% $52,579 58 97%
Health Sciences 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $60,288 73 —
Medical Laboratory Science 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $78,407 90 —
Nursing 55 — 5% / 95% 0% $83,668 93 —
Health Administration 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $60,244 73 —
Recreation Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,202 52 92%
Sports Management 21 — 86% / 14% 10% $52,579 58 97%
Family and Consumer Sciences 32 +1 6% / 94% 3% $44,842 36 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 398 41% / 59% 2% $56,088 65 95%
Chemistry 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $65,480 80 —
Geosciences 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $57,262 68 —
Mathematics 6 — 100% / 0% 17% $55,557 64 95%
Physics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,863 77 —
Biology 57 — 28% / 72% 7% $60,383 73 98%
Neuroscience 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $60,098 73 —
Economics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $70,073 84 —
Geography 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $44,154 34 95%
History 24 — 83% / 17% 0% $46,244 40 95%
Interdisciplinary Studies 43 — 47% / 53% 0% $61,471 75 93%
Liberal Studies 92 — 41% / 59% 1% $55,339 64 94%
Political Science 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $64,021 78 100%
Psychology 97 +3 30% / 70% 1% $52,145 57 94%
Sociology 13 +10 38% / 62% 0% $51,504 55 93%
Criminal Justice 29 +1 31% / 69% 0% $60,870 74 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lumpkin College of Business and Technology 205 62% / 38% 4% $75,882 89 96%
Electrical Engineering 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $88,470 95 —
Computer Science 7 — 71% / 29% 29% $85,490 94 —
Computer and Information Sciences 9 — 89% / 11% 11% $65,455 80 92%
Information Technology 27 — 85% / 15% 7% $75,043 88 —
Accounting 27 — 41% / 59% 4% $82,020 92 97%
Business Administration 33 — 42% / 58% 3% $86,270 95 96%
Business Analytics 24 — 67% / 33% 0% $59,367 71 96%
Finance 19 +3 68% / 32% 5% $87,094 95 100%
Hospitality Management 10 — 30% / 70% 10% $54,248 61 —
Marketing 15 — 47% / 53% 0% $65,835 80 94%
Fashion Merchandising 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,977 61 —
Construction Management 16 — 88% / 12% 0% $83,966 93 —
Engineering Technology 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $75,792 88 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,021
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,727
Est. In-State Cost $18,138
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,638
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 59.3% 59.3% 2012 Graduated: 60.4% 60.4% 2013 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3% 2014 Graduated: 59.5% 59.5% 2015 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7% 2016 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3% 2017 Graduated: 56.3% 56.3% 2018 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5% 2019 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6% 2020 Graduated: 50.8% 50.8% 2021 Graduated: 50.7% 50.7% 2022 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2023 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2024 Graduated: 47.4% 47.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2012 Men: 54.9% 54.9% 2013 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2014 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2015 Men: 55.9% 55.9% 2016 Men: 54.7% 54.7% 2017 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2018 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2019 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2020 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2021 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2022 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2023 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2024 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2011 Women: 63.2% 63.2% 2012 Women: 64.0% 64.0% 2013 Women: 63.8% 63.8% 2014 Women: 62.7% 62.7% 2015 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2016 Women: 59.0% 59.0% 2017 Women: 58.1% 58.1% 2018 Women: 60.4% 60.4% 2019 Women: 54.7% 54.7% 2020 Women: 54.4% 54.4% 2021 Women: 54.0% 54.0% 2022 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2023 Women: 48.6% 48.6% 2024 Women: 52.8% 52.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 39.9% 39.9% 2012 Black: 48.4% 48.4% 2013 Black: 45.1% 45.1% 2014 Black: 41.1% 41.1% 2015 Black: 48.8% 48.8% 2016 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2017 Black: 45.9% 45.9% 2018 Black: 41.6% 41.6% 2019 Black: 35.5% 35.5% 2020 Black: 33.8% 33.8% 2021 Black: 35.5% 35.5% 2022 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2023 Black: 28.9% 28.9% 2024 Black: 31.7% 31.7% 2011 Hispanic: 54.8% 54.8% 2012 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Hispanic: 47.0% 47.0% 2015 Hispanic: 43.3% 43.3% 2016 Hispanic: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Hispanic: 44.9% 44.9% 2018 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4% 2019 Hispanic: 40.5% 40.5% 2020 Hispanic: 43.2% 43.2% 2021 Hispanic: 52.7% 52.7% 2022 Hispanic: 44.3% 44.3% 2023 Hispanic: 36.2% 36.2% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2012 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2013 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2014 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2015 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2016 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2017 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2018 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2019 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2020 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2021 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2022 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2023 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2024 White: 58.3% 58.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 37.9% 429 38% / 62% 1% $53,134 59 95%
Health Sciences 14.7% 166 30% / 70% 2% $65,450 80 96%
Business & Economics 14.6% 165 53% / 47% 4% $71,203 85 97%
Education 10.3% 117 7% / 93% 0% $50,582 53 96%
Arts 6.4% 73 36% / 64% 3% $43,510 32 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 59 27% / 73% 7% $60,373 73 98%
Professional 4.9% 55 56% / 44% 0% $70,302 84 100%
Computer Science 3.8% 43 84% / 16% 12% $74,737 88 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 16 69% / 31% 12% $59,027 71 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 5 0% / 100% 0% $62,941 77 97%
Engineering 0.4% 4 100% / 0% 0% $88,470 95 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 70% 44%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9% 2012 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6% 2013 Acceptance: 61.9% 61.9% 2014 Acceptance: 49.8% 49.8% 2015 Acceptance: 50.2% 50.2% 2016 Acceptance: 46.9% 46.9% 2017 Acceptance: 51.5% 51.5% 2018 Acceptance: 55.3% 55.3% 2019 Acceptance: 52.5% 52.5% 2020 Acceptance: 55.5% 55.5% 2021 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7% 2022 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2023 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8% 2024 Acceptance: 65.3% 65.3% 2011 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2012 Yield: 29.9% 29.9% 2013 Yield: 27.3% 27.3% 2014 Yield: 25.4% 25.4% 2015 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 Yield: 19.6% 19.6% 2017 Yield: 18.5% 18.5% 2018 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2019 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2020 Yield: 18.0% 18.0% 2021 Yield: 15.2% 15.2% 2022 Yield: 11.1% 11.1% 2023 Yield: 10.4% 10.4% 2024 Yield: 9.8% 9.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 7,076 7,076 2012 Applicants: 6,710 6,710 2013 Applicants: 7,881 7,881 2014 Applicants: 8,918 8,918 2015 Applicants: 9,103 9,103 2016 Applicants: 8,420 8,420 2017 Applicants: 6,965 6,965 2018 Applicants: 8,580 8,580 2019 Applicants: 8,859 8,859 2020 Applicants: 8,999 8,999 2021 Applicants: 7,145 7,145 2022 Applicants: 11,584 11,584 2023 Applicants: 11,648 11,648 2024 Applicants: 12,539 12,539 2011 Admitted: 4,808 4,808 2012 Admitted: 4,337 4,337 2013 Admitted: 4,879 4,879 2014 Admitted: 4,438 4,438 2015 Admitted: 4,571 4,571 2016 Admitted: 3,947 3,947 2017 Admitted: 3,588 3,588 2018 Admitted: 4,746 4,746 2019 Admitted: 4,651 4,651 2020 Admitted: 4,998 4,998 2021 Admitted: 5,126 5,126 2022 Admitted: 7,873 7,873 2023 Admitted: 7,892 7,892 2024 Admitted: 8,194 8,194 2011 Enrolled: 1,371 1,371 2012 Enrolled: 1,295 1,295 2013 Enrolled: 1,333 1,333 2014 Enrolled: 1,126 1,126 2015 Enrolled: 1,143 1,143 2016 Enrolled: 772 772 2017 Enrolled: 662 662 2018 Enrolled: 798 798 2019 Enrolled: 925 925 2020 Enrolled: 902 902 2021 Enrolled: 778 778 2022 Enrolled: 876 876 2023 Enrolled: 819 819 2024 Enrolled: 804 804

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 890 – 1130
SAT Math Range 420 – 560
SAT RW Range 460 – 590

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2018 25th: 920 920 2019 25th: 940 940 2020 25th: 960 960 2021 25th: 900 900 2022 25th: 900 900 2023 25th: 890 890 2024 25th: 880 880 2018 75th: 1110 1110 2019 75th: 1130 1130 2020 75th: 1140 1140 2021 75th: 1140 1140 2022 75th: 1120 1120 2023 75th: 1110 1110 2024 75th: 1090 1090

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 440 440 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 420 420 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 530 530

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 460 460 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 460 460 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2016 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2017 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2018 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Submitted: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.