by our College Data Analytics TeamEIU earned 24 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 14 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #9 of 1,451 in Most Popular for Engineering Technologies, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Eastern Illinois University holds 24 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 2 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 5 |
| Top 15% | 14 |
| Total | 24 |
Eastern Illinois University is best known for Engineering Technologies: 7 of its 23 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Industrial Production Technology, Other Engineering Technology and Liberal Arts General Studies.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Great Lakes) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Illinois) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Business & Marketing | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| General Engineering Technology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Industrial Production Technology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Other Engineering Technology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Liberal Arts General Studies | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
Eastern Illinois University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #170 of 846 in Softball (top 21%).
Eastern Illinois University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #18 of 104 in Most Popular Online for General English Literature (top 18%).
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Eastern Illinois University earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #471 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Eastern Illinois University appears in 283 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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