by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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 150 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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SIUC landed the #907 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
SIUC is also ranked #36 out of 85 schools in Illinois.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale has an acceptance rate of 91%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for SIUC.
About 38% of students accepted to SIUC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 580. Math scores were between 440 and 560.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at SIUC it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is 79%. This is higher 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from SIUC have a four-year graduation rate of 32%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,299 undergraduates at SIUC with 6,796 being full-time and 1,503 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,260 | $12,266 | $15,793 | $21,934 | $23,874 |
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 SIUC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SIUC, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,186 a year. That adds up to $28,744 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for SIUC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4512 |
| Phone: | 618-453-2121 |
| Website: | https://siu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondale |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/siuc |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 193 | $69,021 |
| Air Transportation | 184 | $44,063 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 144 | $54,215 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 116 | $42,186 |
| General Psychology | 105 | $32,287 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 95 | $73,283 |
| Social Work | 90 | $34,664 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 89 | $62,503 |
| Criminology | 81 | $37,645 |
| Law | 79 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 4,692 students took at least one online class at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. This is an increase from the 4,573 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,692 | 1,883 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,573 | 1,933 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,317 | 1,725 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,599 | 2,095 |
Learn more about online learning at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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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.
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