Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $13,244
In-State Cost of Attendance: $29,268
Out-of-State Tuition: $13,244
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $29,268
Student Debt
Median total debt: $17,750
Students with federal loans: 48.1%
Students with Pell grants: 36.6%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $42,911
After 5 years: $55,667
Majors(89 programs)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(173 graduates)
- Air Transportation.(141 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(118 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(112 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(101 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(92 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(84 graduates)
- Criminology.(75 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(73 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(64 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(61 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(60 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(57 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(56 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(54 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(51 graduates)
- Forestry.(49 graduates)
- Biology, General.(49 graduates)
- Social Work.(47 graduates)
- Fire Protection.(44 graduates)
- Marketing.(42 graduates)
- Zoology/Animal Biology.(41 graduates)
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.(40 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(40 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(38 graduates)
- Agricultural Business and Management.(37 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(37 graduates)
- Architecture.(36 graduates)
- Animal Sciences.(35 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(34 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(33 graduates)
- Computer Science.(32 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(32 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(32 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(31 graduates)
- Journalism.(30 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(29 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(27 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(24 graduates)
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(23 graduates)
- Soil Sciences.(22 graduates)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(22 graduates)
- Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.(21 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(21 graduates)
- History.(21 graduates)
- Agriculture, General.(19 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(18 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(17 graduates)
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services.(16 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(16 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(16 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(15 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(14 graduates)
- Anthropology.(14 graduates)
- Economics.(13 graduates)
- Nutrition Sciences.(12 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(12 graduates)
- Botany/Plant Biology.(11 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(11 graduates)
- Legal Support Services.(10 graduates)
- Mathematics.(10 graduates)
- Music.(10 graduates)
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(8 graduates)
- Chemistry.(7 graduates)
- Physics.(7 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(7 graduates)
- Philosophy.(5 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(5 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(4 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(4 graduates)
- Sociology.(4 graduates)
- Mining and Mineral Engineering.(2 graduates)
- Engineering Technology, General.(2 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(2 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(2 graduates)
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
- Food Science and Technology.
- Plant Sciences.
- Information Science/Studies.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
- International/Global Studies.
- Social Sciences, General.
- Geography and Cartography.
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,116 students
Admission Rate: 90.4%
Retention Rate: 68.7%
Graduation Rate: 56.3%
Student Demographics
White (65.6%)
Hispanic (9.7%)
Black (16.8%)
Asian (1.8%)
Two or More (3.8%)
International (1.8%)
Gender Distribution
Men (48.9%)
Women (51.0%)