Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Data & Information Overview

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How Does Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Stack Up?

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.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale was awarded 296 badges in the 2026 rankings.

SIUC is ranked #962 out of 5,192 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.

SIUC is also ranked #49 on the Best Colleges in Illinois list.

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SIUC with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. That’s great news for SIUC students since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.

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