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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL · Public · 8,494 students · mostly bachelor degrees
80th-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,297
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$28,329
Graduation rate
62%
Admission rate
87%
Median graduate earnings
$53,390
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,543
Average SAT
1055
Median ACT
24
Pell grant recipients
39%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
229 programsMedical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree75 grads/yr$125,336Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$108,135Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Master's Degree22 grads/yr$107,455Medicine · First Professional Degree69 grads/yr$107,267Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree34 grads/yr$103,860Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Associate's Degree41 grads/yr$103,606Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$91,299Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$87,442Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$86,238Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$85,056Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$83,853Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$82,901Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$81,888Accounting · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$81,655Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Bachelor's Degree171 grads/yr$81,394Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree59 grads/yr$80,220Law · First Professional Degree76 grads/yr$79,658Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$79,580Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree89 grads/yr$79,299Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$78,712Architectural Design · Master's Degree42 grads/yr$78,062Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$78,040Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$74,909Soil Science and Agronomy, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$74,026Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$71,910
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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