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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL · Public · 4,188 students · mostly bachelor degrees
72nd-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$12,786
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,996
Graduation rate
47%
Admission rate
65%
Median graduate earnings
$51,989
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,500
Average SAT
1000
Median ACT
20
Pell grant recipients
29%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
109 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$95,880Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$81,362Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Master's Degree354 grads/yr$76,047Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree68 grads/yr$72,758Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$72,220Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$70,704Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$69,772Accounting · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$66,840Political Economy · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$63,359Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$62,994Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree35 grads/yr$61,989Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$61,519Management Science · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$60,985Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$60,473Public Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$59,401Dietetics/Dietitian · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$58,856Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$58,533Art/Art Studies, General · Master's Degree48 grads/yr$58,301Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$57,887Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$56,435Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$54,791Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$54,548Broadcast Journalism · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$54,038Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$53,725General Studies · Bachelor's Degree87 grads/yr$52,078
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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