Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Carbondale, IL
Population 60,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,954
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 85%
From Region 8%
Athletes 7.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 18%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences 511 23% / 77% 1% $59,877 74 97%
Biochemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $57,738 71
Biology 39 26% / 74% 0% $61,601 76 93%
Botany 7 43% / 57% 0% $46,448 44
Microbiology 4 50% / 50% 0% $58,572 72
Physiology 16 +2 31% / 69% 0% $59,081 73
Agricultural Economics 19 +1 42% / 58% 0% $65,147 81 98%
Agriculture 11 45% / 55% 0% $67,071 83 96%
Animal Sciences 22 14% / 86% 0% $47,192 46 86%
Food Science and Technology 5 100% / 0% 0% $57,865 71
Horticulture 7 57% / 43% 0% $41,219 28 90%
Soil Science 7 57% / 43% 0% $67,191 83 95%
Zoology 48 38% / 62% 2% $40,410 26 98%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 17 0% / 100% 6% $48,548 50 100%
Dental Hygiene 35 0% / 100% 0% $59,714 74 98%
Nursing 74 15% / 85% 4% $81,883 93
Radiation Therapy 68 10% / 90% 0% $73,261 87 100%
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,994 43
Health Administration 56 +6 32% / 68% 2% $53,437 62 98%
Psychology 73 +1 16% / 84% 0% $49,176 52 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Media 596 45% / 55% 1% $52,610 60 93%
Environmental Studies 13 54% / 46% 0% $53,446 62
Forestry 39 64% / 36% 0% $56,239 68 89%
Economics 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,678 70 100%
Economics 13 69% / 31% 0% $57,678 70 100%
Anthropology 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,079 49 88%
Communication 14 36% / 64% 0% $70,836 86 96%
English 13 +3 15% / 85% 0% $38,989 22 83%
Foreign Languages 14 +4 21% / 79% 0% $43,357 35 93%
History 13 +2 69% / 31% 0% $45,770 42 89%
Journalism 19 53% / 47% 0% $49,148 52 93%
Linguistics 12 17% / 83% 8% $43,357 35 93%
Philosophy 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $45,267 41
Political Science 13 38% / 62% 8% $53,045 61 97%
Radio and Television 16 +1 62% / 38% 6% $40,196 26 94%
Sociology 2 0% / 100% 0% $46,461 44
Agricultural Teacher Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $65,264 81 86%
Biology Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $65,264 81 86%
Career and Technical Education 34 76% / 24% 0% $65,264 81 86%
Early Childhood Education 28 4% / 96% 0% $47,231 46 95%
Elementary Education 39 18% / 82% 0% $47,231 46 95%
English Education 9 33% / 67% 0% $65,264 81 86%
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,264 81
General Education 67 61% / 39% 1% $50,907 56 95%
Health Teacher Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $65,264 81 86%
History Teacher Education 11 55% / 45% 0% $65,264 81 86%
Instructional Technology 41 73% / 27% 0% $58,585 72
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,264 81 86%
Special Education 12 8% / 92% 0% $47,658 48 96%
Film Production 13 69% / 31% 0% $36,350 16 91%
Interior Design 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $62,877 78 100%
Music 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $40,081 25
Studio Art 36 +1 39% / 61% 3% $37,702 19 91%
Theater 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $36,618 16 94%
Theatre Arts 3 33% / 67% 0% $36,618 16 94%
Criminology 78 +2 47% / 53% 0% $58,796 72 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Analytics 287 55% / 45% 2% $65,459 81 96%
Exercise Science 49 45% / 55% 2% $44,642 39 96%
Accounting 51 35% / 65% 2% $74,704 89 96%
Business Administration 15 53% / 47% 0% $70,088 85 92%
Business Analytics 23 +6 74% / 26% 4% $66,370 82 97%
Finance 21 +3 86% / 14% 14% $67,524 83 92%
Hospitality Management 11 27% / 73% 0% $49,439 53 90%
Management Sciences 6 67% / 33% 0% $66,370 82 97%
Marketing 41 +2 44% / 56% 2% $67,567 83 96%
Recreation Management 9 67% / 33% 0% $48,417 50 100%
Sports Management 20 70% / 30% 0% $44,642 39 96%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration $69,540 85
Fire Services Administration 27 93% / 7% 0% $112,779 99 100%
Paralegal Studies 14 36% / 64% 0% $50,564 56 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics 499 74% / 26% 5% $71,522 86 96%
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 8 62% / 38% 0% $86,108 95
Civil Engineering 21 57% / 43% 5% $82,304 93 96%
Computer Engineering 9 +1 89% / 11% 11% $87,769 96 93%
Electrical Engineering 17 +4 88% / 12% 6% $97,392 98 94%
Mechanical Engineering 27 96% / 4% 4% $93,149 97 98%
Nutrition Sciences 7 +1 14% / 86% 14% $64,131 80 92%
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science 32 16% / 84% 0% $60,483 75 100%
African American Studies $45,222 41
Human Development and Family Studies 6 0% / 100% 0% $42,700 33
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 83% / 17% 0% $64,973 80 100%
Social Work 37 14% / 86% 0% $49,618 53 95%
Apparel and Textiles 5 20% / 80% 0% $29,471 7 96%
Architecture 20 65% / 35% 5% $59,513 73 100%
Automotive Technology 79 95% / 5% 0% $77,557 90 98%
Aviation Flight 34 88% / 12% 21% $68,306 84 94%
Aviation Management 122 84% / 16% 7% $68,306 84 94%
Electrical Engineering Technology 9 100% / 0% 0% $84,777 94 97%
Electronic Engineering Technology 8 100% / 0% 0% $84,777 94 97%
Industrial Technology 52 +1 92% / 8% 4% $74,696 89 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 83 73% / 27% 0% $82,826 93 95%
Computer Science 26 77% / 23% 0% $112,501 99 89%
Cybersecurity 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Information Technology 31 +1 84% / 16% 0% $72,123 87 100%
Chemistry 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $64,678 80
Geosciences 8 62% / 38% 0% $58,889 72
Mathematics 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $67,080 83
Physics 3 100% / 0% 0% $69,473 85

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,009
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $14,185
Est. In-State Cost $18,122
Est. Out-of-State Cost $18,350
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Professional 21.4% 423 80% / 20% 4% $71,979 87 96%
Health Sciences 14.0% 277 17% / 83% 2% $65,600 81 99%
Business & Economics 13.5% 267 50% / 50% 3% $62,347 77 96%
Education 13.4% 264 45% / 55% 0% $55,206 66 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 12.1% 240 29% / 71% 1% $48,939 51 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 9.0% 178 45% / 55% 1% $52,465 60 93%
Arts 4.8% 95 44% / 56% 2% $43,829 36 94%
Engineering 4.1% 82 80% / 20% 5% $89,974 96 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 67 31% / 69% 0% $59,178 73 93%
Computer Science 3.0% 60 80% / 20% 0% $90,541 96 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 23 57% / 43% 0% $63,708 79

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $16.5M #109 27% $3.3M 3 #201 24 1
Agriculture & Food Science $14.7M #63 34% $2.7M 5 #72 60 5
Life & Natural Sciences $7.4M #181 31% $0.5M 13 #133 77 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.1M #182 10% $0.2M 45 #113 93 1
Physical Sciences & Math $5.5M #212 46% $0.1M 12 #161 66 1
Engineering $4.6M #220 18% $0.8M 7 #193 65
Education $2.5M #162 66% $0 12 #303
Computer Science $1.7M #202 20% $0 3 #161 21
Business & Economics $0.9M #215 0% $0 8 #150 22
Total $59.8M #193 30% $7.5M 108 #164 428 13

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 900 – 1160
SAT Math Range 430 – 570
SAT RW Range 470 – 590