Southern Illinois University Carbondale Description:
Admissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 51%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 440 / 550
- SAT Math: 450 / 570
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 18 / 24
- ACT English: 17 / 24
- ACT Math: 17 / 24
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 19,817 (15,00 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 56% Male / 44% Female
- 87% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $11,528 (in-state); $23,781 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,100 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $9,126
- Other Expenses: $2,681
- Total Cost: $24,435 (in-state); $36,688 (out-of-state)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 89%
- Southern Illinois University Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 68%
- Loans: 73%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $9,583
- Loans: $6,467
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Retention and Graduation Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 66%
- Transfer Out Rate: 43%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 24%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 44%
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale Mission Statement:
"Southern Illinois University Carbondale, now in its second century, is a major public higher education institution dedicated to quality academic endeavors in teaching and research, to supportive programming for student needs and development, to effective social and economic initiatives in community, regional, and statewide contexts, and to affirmative action and equal opportunity.
Enrolling students throughout Illinois and the United States and from a large number of foreign countries, SIUC actively promotes the intellectual and social benefits of cultural pluralism, encourages the participation of non-traditional groups, and expands student horizons and leaders to superior undergraduate education.
Seeking to meet educational, vocational, professional, social, and personal needs of its diverse population of students and helping them fully realize their potential is a central purpose of SIUC. Emphasis on accessibility and regional service which creates distinctive instructional, research, and public service programs also gives SIUC its special character among the nation's research universities, and underlies other academic developments, such as its extensive doctoral programs and the schools of medicine and law.
Committed to the concept that research and creative activity are inherently valuable, SIUC supports intellectual exploration at advanced levels in traditional disciplines and in numerous specialized research undertakings, some of which are related directly to the southern Illinois region. Research directions are evolved from staff and faculty strengths and mature in keeping with long-term preparation and planning."
