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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Data & Information Overview

435 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
98% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Ranked?

#703 Best Colleges in Nation
#31 Best Colleges in IL
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Highest Ranked Major
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2024 Rankings

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 Edwardsville was awarded 435 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is multi / interdisciplinary studies.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked SIUE as #703 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 85 colleges in Illinois, SIUE is ranked at #31.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SIUE?

98% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
49% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 98%, SIUE has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 49% of students accepted to SIUE submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 450 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  ( 470 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  ( 450 to 570 )
200
800
SIUE received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
72% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is 72%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  72 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

74% Freshmen Retention
28% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Southern Illinois University Edwardsville enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At SIUE this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  28 out of 100
0
100

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,071 Full-Time Undergraduates
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,942 undergraduates at SIUE with 8,071 being full-time and 1,871 being part-time.

How Much Does Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cost?

$14,462 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
$24,084 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SIUE is $14,462. 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 SIUE

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$8,047 $8,825 $12,950 $18,226 $20,589

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

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SIUE, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,021 a year. That adds up to $24,084 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SIUE is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do SIUE Graduates Make?

$51,671 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SIUE with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $51,671 in their early years. This is good news for future SIUE graduates since it is 22% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Illinois State
8,071 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution. Edwardsville is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for SIUE are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Il State Rte 157, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1259
Phone: 888-328-5168
Website: www.siue.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siuedwardsville
Twitter: https://twitter.com/siue

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Majors

56 Majors With Completions
1,802 Undergraduate Degrees
729 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 56 majors graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Of these students, 1,802 received undergraduate degrees and 729 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 Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 249 $39,899
General Psychology 160 $29,321
General Biology 148 $28,532
Communication & Media Studies 101 $33,924
Criminal Justice & Corrections 92 $33,961
Teacher Education Grade Specific 88 $33,977
Accounting 77 $47,324
Computer Science 68 $64,415
Mechanical Engineering 61 $60,153
Electrical Engineering 53 $69,868

Learn more about the majors offered at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SIUE

81% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 10,490 students took at least one online class at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This is a decrease from the 12,252 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 10,490 2,990
2019-2020 12,252 4,656
2018-2019 3,306 1,269
2017-2018 2,708 954
2016-2017 2,590 854

Learn more about online learning at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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.

References

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