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Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 2,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,836
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 63%
Black 16%
Hispanic 6%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 30%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 19%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Education 5%
Arts 3%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $12,922
Est. Cost of Attendance $16,716
10-Year ROI $193,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $10M #206
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #287
Life & Natural Sciences $5M #305
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 123 #193
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 11 #478

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 950 – 1,190
ACT Range 20 – 27

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 859 40% / 60% 1% $59,925
Computer Management and Information Systems 1 100% / 0% 0% $86,510
Computer Science 75 83% / 17% 4% $103,684
Mathematics 12 67% / 33% 0%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biological Sciences 120 +1 38% / 62% 2% $62,368
Chemistry 27 19% / 81% 4% $68,818
Environmental Sciences 14 57% / 43% 0%
Economics 11 64% / 36% 9%
Anthropology 6 +1 17% / 83% 0%
Applied Communication Studies 37 24% / 76% 0% $48,863
Criminal Justice 70 +1 43% / 57% 0% $59,802
English 36 33% / 67% 0% $45,698
Foreign Languages 9 +3 44% / 56% 0% $42,804
Geography
Geography and Environmental Sciences 21 67% / 33% 0%
Historical Studies 28 +1 64% / 36% 0% $46,541
Integrative Studies 56 30% / 70% 0%
International Studies 6 33% / 67% 0%
Mass Communications 50 56% / 44% 2% $48,863
Philosophy 4 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Political Science 17 +5 29% / 71% 0% $61,766
Psychology 149 +5 20% / 80% 0% $56,178
Social Work 23 9% / 91% 0% $53,789
Sociology 16 +2 38% / 62% 6% $56,385
Art 25 +1 20% / 80% 0% $38,402
Music 11 55% / 45% 0%
Studio Art 16 25% / 75% 0% $38,402
Theater and Dance 17 41% / 59% 0% $46,834
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business 372 62% / 38% 1% $81,104
Accounting 59 51% / 49% 0% $86,610
Business Administration 313 64% / 36% 1% $80,067
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior 232 14% / 86% 0% $49,616
Kinesiology 56 +1 38% / 62% 0% $56,624
Nutrition and Dietetics 7 14% / 86% 0%
Public Health 18 6% / 94% 0%
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 29 3% / 97% 0% $55,619
Liberal Studies 13 23% / 77% 0%
Early Childhood Education 27 +1 4% / 96% 0% $44,474
Elementary Education 64 8% / 92% 0% $44,474
Special Education 18 0% / 100% 0% $44,142
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering 196 85% / 15% 8% $86,169
Civil Engineering 45 89% / 11% 0% $84,600
Computer Engineering 9 89% / 11% 0%
Electrical Engineering 33 85% / 15% 6% $86,716
Industrial Engineering 14 50% / 50% 14%
Mechanical Engineering 51 88% / 12% 2% $87,201
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering 21 81% / 19% 48%
Construction Management 23 96% / 4% 4%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing 331 14% / 86% 1% $112,790
Nursing 331 14% / 86% 1% $112,790