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Spoon River College Data & Information Overview

16% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Spoon River College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

SRC was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SRC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Spoon River 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.

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Spoon River College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
48% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Spoon River College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

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 Spoon River College is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  48 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Spoon River College

69% 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 Spoon River College is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  69 out of 100
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Spoon River College Undergraduate Student Diversity

545 Full-Time Undergraduates
16.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
53.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,239 undergraduates at SRC with 545 being full-time and 694 being part-time.

How Much Does Spoon River College Cost?

$6,468 Net Price
21% Take Out Loans
$18,304 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SRC is $6,468. 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 SRC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$4,800 $5,511 $7,093 $11,539 $12,226

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 SRC, 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 SRC, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,576 a year. That adds up to $18,304 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SRC is 16.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do SRC Graduates Make?

$34,945 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from SRC make around $34,945 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 18% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Spoon River College

Illinois State
545 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Spoon River College is a public institution situated in Canton, Illinois. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Contact details for SRC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 23235 North County 22, Canton, IL 61520-8622
Phone: 309-647-4645
Website: www.src.edu/

Spoon River College Majors

8 Majors With Completions
219 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Spoon River College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SRC

62% Take At Least One Class Online
36% 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 2020-2021, 784 students took at least one online class at Spoon River College. This is an increase from the 779 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 784 461
2019-2020 779 403
2018-2019 812 375
2017-2018 799 379
2016-2017 764 189

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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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