by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Carl Sandburg College was awarded 10 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental support services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Carl Sandburg College is ranked #1,540 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Carl Sandburg College is also ranked #63 out of 85 schools in Illinois.
Carl Sandburg College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Carl Sandburg College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Carl Sandburg College is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Carl Sandburg College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,755 undergraduates at Carl Sandburg College with 692 being full-time and 1,063 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $309 | $1,664 | $2,248 | $3,780 | $7,057 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Carl Sandburg College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Carl Sandburg College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,237 a year. That adds up to $20,948 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Carl Sandburg College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard, Galesburg, IL 61401 |
| Phone: | 309-344-2518 |
| Website: | www.sandburg.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 319 | NA |
| Nursing | 33 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 26 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 21 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 21 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 17 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 12 | NA |
| Information Technology | 9 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 8 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 7 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,120 students took at least one online class at Carl Sandburg College. This is a decrease from the 1,274 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,120 | 520 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,274 | 601 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,465 | 742 |
| 2018-2019 | 846 | 300 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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