Eastern Illinois University Trade Programs

Located in Charleston, Illinois, Eastern Illinois University is a public institution. The location of EIU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Eastern Illinois University?

Contact details for EIU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920
Phone:	217-581-5000
Website:	www.eiu.edu

Can I Afford EIU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time EIU students paid $320 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $389 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,417	$11,882
Fees	$3,392	$3,392
Books and Supplies	$150	$150
On Campus Room and Board	$10,812	$10,812
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,734	$2,734

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 EIU, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,165 a year. That adds up to $24,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at EIU is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,903 undergraduate students at EIU, with 3,984 being full-time and 2,919 being part-time.

There are also 1,705 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,984 full-time undergraduates at EIU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Illinois University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	44
Black or African American	879
Hispanic or Latino	373
White	2,271
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	313

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Illinois University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at EIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Eastern Illinois University

In 2020-2021, 3,908 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at EIU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of EIU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Illinois University was 31.0%. This is the #745 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at EIU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

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