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Blackburn College Data & Information Overview

66% Acceptance Rate
9% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Blackburn College Ranked?

Environmental Biology Highest Ranked Major

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Overall Quality

Blackburn was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Blackburn?

66% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Blackburn College has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Blackburn.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Blackburn submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 590. Math scores were between 438 and 535.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Blackburn College  ( 450 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Blackburn College  ( 438 to 535 )
200
800
Blackburn received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for Blackburn College  ( 16 to 24 )
1
36

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Blackburn College Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
68% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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 Blackburn it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Blackburn College is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  68 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Blackburn College

67% Freshmen Retention
28% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 Blackburn College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  67 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Blackburn have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  28 out of 100
0
100

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Blackburn College Undergraduate Student Diversity

504 Full-Time Undergraduates
21.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 516 undergraduates at Blackburn with 504 being full-time and 12 being part-time.

How Much Does Blackburn College Cost?

$17,365 Net Price
90% Take Out Loans
$21,140 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Blackburn is $17,365. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Blackburn

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$13,369 $15,866 $16,186 $23,678 $24,762

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 Blackburn, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Blackburn, approximately 90% of students took out student loans averaging $5,285 a year. That adds up to $21,140 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Blackburn is 8.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Blackburn Graduates Make?

$38,571 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Blackburn make about $38,571 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Blackburn College

Illinois State
504 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Carlinville, Illinois, Blackburn College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Blackburn is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for Blackburn are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 700 College Ave, Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217-854-3231
Website: www.blackburn.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Blackburn.College?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlckbrnAdmssn

Blackburn College Majors

35 Majors With Completions
102 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Biology 14 $25,093
Teacher Education Grade Specific 13 NA
Business Administration & Management 9 $26,105
Teacher Education Subject Specific 7 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 6 NA
General Psychology 5 NA
History 5 NA
Communication & Media Studies 4 NA
Computer Science 4 NA
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Blackburn College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Blackburn

12% Take At Least One Class Online
6% Take All Classes Online

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 2020-2021, 51 students took at least one online class at Blackburn College. This is a decrease from the 444 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 51 26
2019-2020 444 158
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

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Notes and References

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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