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How Well Is Southern Illinois University Carbondale Ranked?
2023 Rankings
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale was awarded 473 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is fire services administration.
Overall Quality
College Factual ranked SIUC as #596 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SIUC held the #854 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SIUC is also ranked #27 out of 87 schools in Illinois.
See all of the rankings for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
How Much Money Do SIUC Graduates Make?
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average,
students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from SIUC make about $48,803 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future SIUC graduates since it is 15% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.
