Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University admitted 65% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 880–1090 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $12,717 a year. Within six years, 50% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 65%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 880–1090
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,962 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $12,717 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,813 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $14,654 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $17,261 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 50%
- Students who return for a second year
- 72%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $55,885 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,623
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,188
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 13%
- Education
- 12%
- Health professions
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Fort Valley State University GA · 66% admitted
- Millikin University IL · 67% admitted
- Madonna University MI · 63% admitted
- Elizabeth City State University NC · 64% admitted
- Bluffton University OH · 67% admitted
- Central Baptist College AR · 64% admitted
More colleges in Illinois
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · 42% admitted
- University of Illinois Chicago IL · 77% admitted
- Illinois State University IL · 88% admitted
- DePaul University IL · 76% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Illinois IL · 83% admitted
- Loyola University Chicago IL · 82% admitted
- Northern Illinois University IL · 70% admitted
- Northwestern University IL · 7.7% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.