Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Macomb, IL
Population 25,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (52%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,112
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 86%
From Region 9%
Athletes 11.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Black 20%
Hispanic 12%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 343 39% / 61% 4% $50,406 53 95%
Applied Chemistry 6 33% / 67% 0% $73,118 87 100%
Chemistry 13 15% / 85% 0% $73,118 87 100%
Geosciences 4 75% / 25% 0% $60,903 75
Mathematics 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $60,026 73
Meteorology 10 50% / 50% 10% $61,148 75
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $68,890 84
Biology 32 16% / 84% 16% $51,507 56 96%
Business Economics 5 40% / 60% 20% $62,844 77
Anthropology 14 +1 14% / 86% 0% $47,379 45
English 14 29% / 71% 7% $36,230 14 95%
Foreign Languages 2 +6 50% / 50% 0% $53,020 59 100%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $52,511 58
History 15 +4 67% / 33% 0% $45,384 39 97%
Liberal Studies 113 60% / 40% 4% $48,808 49 91%
Political Science 10 +2 40% / 60% 10% $41,984 28 95%
Psychology 69 +4 13% / 87% 1% $47,205 44 96%
Sociology 18 +2 28% / 72% 6% $50,969 55 100%
General Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,808 49 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Technology 192 62% / 38% 8% $68,640 83 97%
Civil Engineering 5 60% / 40% 40% $85,918 95
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $91,290 96
General Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $97,055 98 100%
Mechanical Engineering 8 100% / 0% 0% $88,926 96
Computer Science 13 100% / 0% 8% $74,613 88 96%
Cybersecurity 4 100% / 0% 0% $71,739 86
Information Technology 5 80% / 20% 0% $74,613 88 96%
Accounting 24 +1 50% / 50% 0% $66,215 81 94%
Business Administration 28 64% / 36% 0% $62,637 77 97%
Business Statistics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Finance 19 42% / 58% 16% $60,759 74 97%
Human Resources Management 18 17% / 83% 11% $49,522 51 97%
Logistics 16 81% / 19% 6% $62,637 77 97%
Managerial Economics $64,021 79
Marketing 19 42% / 58% 5% $67,796 83 97%
Construction Management 14 86% / 14% 14% $86,377 95 98%
Engineering Technologies 15 67% / 33% 20% $78,086 90 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Services 463 32% / 68% 4% $58,561 71 97%
Agriculture 62 48% / 52% 2% $58,959 71 94%
Dietetics 7 0% / 100% 43% $54,069 62 100%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,036 60
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $75,570 89
Communication Sciences and Disorders 10 0% / 100% 10% $58,836 71 97%
Exercise Science 18 39% / 61% 6% $60,437 74 97%
Nursing 30 13% / 87% 27% $81,492 92 98%
Health Administration 6 0% / 100% 0% $48,151 47 100%
Recreation Management 17 41% / 59% 12% $41,709 28 96%
Family and Consumer Sciences $52,631 59 92%
Social Work 25 4% / 96% 0% $48,205 47 100%
Bilingual and Multilingual Education $49,090 50
Elementary Education 74 5% / 95% 1% $45,056 38 97%
Learning Sciences 3 0% / 100% 0%
Middle School Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,056 38 97%
Physical Education 16 62% / 38% 6% $52,154 58 100%
Public Health Education 8 12% / 88% 12% $51,926 57
Special Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $48,900 49 96%
Criminal Justice 149 +1 44% / 56% 1% $65,992 81 96%
Fire Services Administration 15 87% / 13% 0% $68,280 83 100%
Homeland Security 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $47,708 46 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts and Communication 89 40% / 60% 2% $48,301 47 93%
Communication 28 +1 32% / 68% 4% $51,982 57 94%
Journalism 16 69% / 31% 0% $51,343 56
Fine Arts 10 50% / 50% 0% $43,500 33 90%
Music Performance 22 45% / 55% 5% $46,843 43 96%
Studio Art 8 0% / 100% 0% $43,500 33 90%
Theater 3 33% / 67% 0% $40,480 24
Visual and Performing Arts 2 0% / 100% 0% $43,416 33

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,036
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,239
Est. In-State Cost $20,744
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,007
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 61%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 45%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

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 30.5% 332 39% / 61% 3% $48,100 47 94%
Professional 18.4% 200 52% / 48% 3% $67,858 83 97%
Business & Economics 14.1% 153 47% / 53% 7% $59,153 72 96%
Education 10.8% 117 14% / 86% 3% $47,005 44 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.4% 70 43% / 57% 6% $58,385 70 95%
Health Sciences 5.4% 59 19% / 81% 17% $71,128 85 97%
Arts 4.1% 45 36% / 64% 2% $44,929 37 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.8% 41 44% / 56% 2% $66,885 82 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 32 16% / 84% 16% $51,507 56 96%
Computer Science 2.0% 22 95% / 5% 5% $74,090 88 96%
Engineering 1.5% 16 81% / 19% 12% $88,790 96 100%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $2.7M #114 91% $0.1M 1 #115 5
Engineering $0.8M #284 100% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #450 85% $0.0M
Education $0.2M #355 0% $0.1M 11 #315
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #554 100% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #537 0% $0.0M
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $4.0M #408 89% $0.2M 12 #447 5

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) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional