Eastern Illinois University Comparison

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Eastern Illinois University

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • EIU Charleston, IL
  • Setting
  • EIU Remote Town
  • Total enrollment
  • EIU 8,505
  • Type
  • EIU Public 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • EIU #688
  • Religious Affiliation
  • EIU -
  • Status
  • EIU Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • EIU

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • EIU $13,679
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • EIU $16,217
  • Room & Board
  • EIU $12,282
  • Average Net Price
  • EIU $13,787
  • Average Grant Aid
  • EIU $12,960
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • EIU 95%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • EIU 12,539
  • Admitted
  • EIU 8,194
  • Acceptance Rate
  • EIU 65.3%
  • Enrolled
  • EIU 9.8%
  • Typical SAT score
  • EIU 990
  • Typical ACT score
  • EIU
  • Average High School GPA
  • EIU 3.39
  • Typical High School Grades
  • EIU B+
  • Admissions Standards
  • EIU Extremely Easy
  • Applicant Competition
  • EIU Low
  • ACT Range
  • EIU
  • SAT Range
  • EIU 880/1090
  • Submit Test Scores
  • EIU Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • EIU

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • EIU 14:1
  • Popular Majors
  • EIU
    • Education (21%)
    • Business (14%)
    • Liberal Arts and Humanities (9%)
    • Communication (9%)
    • Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (8%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • EIU 59%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • EIU $43,500
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • EIU 59%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • EIU $23,650
  • Median Loan Payment
  • EIU $244

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • EIU 43%
  • % Women
  • EIU 57%
  • Racial Diversity
  • EIU Medium
  • HBCU
  • EIU No
  • % White
  • EIU 68%
  • % Asian
  • EIU 1%
  • % Black
  • EIU 19%
  • % Hispanic
  • EIU 6%
  • % Native American
  • EIU 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • EIU 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • EIU 2%
  • % International
  • EIU 1%
  • % Unknown Race
  • EIU 2%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • EIU 90%
  • % Out-of-State
  • EIU 7%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • EIU Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • EIU No
  • Meal Plan
  • EIU Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • EIU Yes
  • Daycare Facility
  • EIU No