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Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The location of SIUC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

6,754 Full-Time Undergraduates
$9,638 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Southern Illinois University Carbondale?

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Contact details for SIUC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4512
Phone: 618-453-2121
Website: siu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondale
Twitter: http://twitter.com/siuc

Can I Afford SIUC?

$9,638 In-State Tuition
58% Take Out Loans
2.4% Loan Default Rate
During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at SIUC paid $321 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,638 $9,638
Fees $5,778 $5,778
Books and Supplies $1,100 $1,100
On Campus Room and Board $10,622 $10,622
On Campus Other Expenses $2,951 $2,951

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 SIUC, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,969 a year. That adds up to $27,876 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SIUC 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.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,754 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,147 undergraduate students at SIUC, with 6,754 being full-time and 1,393 being part-time.

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There are also 3,119 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,754 full-time undergraduates at SIUC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 111
Black or African American 1,072
Hispanic or Latino 639
White 4,515
International Students 166
Other Races/Ethnicities 251

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at SIUC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

1,933 Took All Classes Online
4,573 Took At Least One Class Online
52,345.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 51 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at SIUC. In 2020-2021, 4,573 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of SIUC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was 52,345.6%. This is the #1 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SIUC 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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