Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL · Public four-year · Town: Remote
6,849undergraduates
65%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$14,621average net price per year
45%graduate in 6 years
70%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 11,648
- Admitted
- 7,892
- Admit rate
- 65%
- Admit rate, women
- 72%
- Admit rate, men
- 63%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 10%
- First-year students
- 819
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 1%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 460-570
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 430-540
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 0%
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Not considered |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
57 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (8)
- Accounting Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Construction Management, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Management Science Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Education (7)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (51 awarded)
- Health Teacher Education Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Technical Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (6)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Health Communication Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (95 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (6)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (57 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (63 awarded)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (88 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (52 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (46 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Police Science Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Bachelor's (15 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Graduate programs (35)
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Industrial Technology/Technician Master's
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Human Resources Development Master's
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master's
- Dietetics/Dietitian Master's
- Art/Art Studies, General Master's
- Music, General Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Communication, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- Writing, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Clinical Psychology Master's
- School Psychology Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Master's
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master's
- Economics, General Master's
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Post-bachelor's certificate
- Political Science and Government, General Master's
- Gerontology Master's
- Systems Science and Theory Master's
- History, General Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $13,403
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $15,879
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,298
- Books and supplies
- $150
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,768
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $27,619
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $30,095
- Total cost living at home
- $17,497
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $11,412 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $9,774 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $12,371 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $19,132 |
| Over $110,000 | $21,672 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 97%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $11,122
- Got a grant from the college
- 90%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,988
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 31%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 61%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,105
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 29%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 43%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 45%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 51%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 45%
- Transferred to another college
- 32%
- Came back for year two
- 70%
| Pell grant students | 39% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 49% |
| Neither | 54% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 383 | 49% |
| Men | 248 | 40% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| Asian | 4 | 75% (small group) |
| Black | 211 | 29% |
| Hispanic | 58 | 36% |
| White | 288 | 60% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 32% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 22 | 41% |
| International | 26 | 46% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,162 | 50% | 36% |
| Started here, part-time | 11 | 18% (small group) | 55% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 832 | 69% | 19% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 257 | 47% | 25% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 8,804
- Undergraduates
- 6,849
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,896
- Part-time undergraduates
- 2,953
- Graduate students
- 1,955
- Students per faculty member
- 15 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 90%
- From out of state
- 7%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 10%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 9%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 4%
| Women | 57% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 14% |
| Hispanic | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 57% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 4% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL, 61920
- County
- Coles County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.