Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville admitted 98% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 950–1190 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,111 a year. Within six years, 56% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 98%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 950–1190
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–27
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,314 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,111 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $7,865 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $13,299 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 56%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $59,436 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,750
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 37%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 21%
- Health professions
- 20%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Engineering
- 8%
- Education
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
- West Texas A & M University TX · 99% admitted
- Middle Georgia State University GA · 100% admitted
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor TX · 96% admitted
- Delta State University MS · 100% admitted
- Black Hills State University SD · 96% 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.