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Kishwaukee College Data & Information Overview

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This overview covers the essential stats on Kishwaukee College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

How Well Is Kishwaukee College Ranked?

#1,655 Best Colleges in Nation
#67 Best Colleges in IL
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Kishwaukee College as #1,655 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Kishwaukee College held the #1,898 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Kishwaukee College also holds the #67 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Kishwaukee College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Kishwaukee College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Kishwaukee College admissions.

Kishwaukee College Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
37% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Kishwaukee College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Kishwaukee College is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  37 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Kishwaukee College

66% Freshmen Retention

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 Kishwaukee College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  66 out of 100
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Kishwaukee College Undergraduate Student Diversity

970 Full-Time Undergraduates
38.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,626 undergraduates at Kishwaukee College with 970 being full-time and 1,656 being part-time.

How Much Does Kishwaukee College Cost?

$7,512 Net Price
9% Take Out Loans
$21,824 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Kishwaukee College is $7,512. 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 Kishwaukee College

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$5,759$7,941$9,625$8,909$8,893

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 Kishwaukee College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Kishwaukee College, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $5,456 a year. That adds up to $21,824 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Kishwaukee College Graduates Make?

$39,657 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Kishwaukee College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $39,657 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Kishwaukee College make the most money.

Location of Kishwaukee College

Illinois State
970 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Kishwaukee College is a public institution located in Malta, Illinois. The rural area surrounding Kishwaukee College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

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Contact details for Kishwaukee College are given below.

Contact Details
Address:21193 Malta Rd, Malta, IL 60150-9699
Phone:815-825-2086
Website:www.kish.edu/

Kishwaukee College Majors

35 Majors With Completions
1,582 Undergraduate Degrees
1,582 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 35 majors graduated from Kishwaukee College. Of these students, 1,582 received undergraduate degrees and 1,582 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies264NA
Biological & Physical Science154NA
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants85NA
Nursing67NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections36NA
Information Technology29NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services26NA
Allied Health Professions20NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair20NA
Agricultural Mechanization17NA

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

Online Learning at Kishwaukee College

47% Take At Least One Class Online
19% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 1,210 students took at least one online class at Kishwaukee College. This is a decrease from the 1,446 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20231,210495
2021-20221,446720
2020-20212,5712,480
2018-20191,181311

Learn more about online learning at Kishwaukee College.

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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