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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Overview

Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution. SIUE is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Known For?

2,385 Undergraduate Awards
$20,070 Avg Cost After Aid
98% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at SIUE.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 74% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SIUE makes roughly $54,293 a year. This is 33% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville?

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Contact details for SIUE are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Il State Rte 157, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1259
Phone: 888-328-5168
Website: www.siue.edu

How Do I Get Into SIUE?

You can apply to SIUE online at: www.siue.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for SIUE

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SIUE?

98% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
50% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 98%, SIUE is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% of students accepted to SIUE submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  ( 470 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  ( 460 to 570 )
200
800
SIUE received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Southern Illinois University Edwardsville?

$20,070 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of SIUE is $20,070. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SIUE, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,021 a year. That adds up to $24,084 over four years for those students.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,089 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,967 undergraduate students at SIUE, with 8,089 being full-time and 1,878 being part-time.

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There are also 3,043 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,089 full-time undergraduates at SIUE, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 200
Black or African American 1,130
Hispanic or Latino 451
White 5,658
International Students 195
Other Races/Ethnicities 455

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 59 countries are represented at SIUE. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Turkey, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

1,951 Took All Classes Online
5,878 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 5,878 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 20th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SIUE majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 16%
Criminal Justice Studies 19%
General Business Administration and Management 22%
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 59%
Health Professions 10%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 19%
Nursing Education 37%
Nursing Practice 15%

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 479 8 17 80 584
Business Administration & Management 300 0 204 0 504
General Psychology 177 0 24 0 201
Health & Physical Education 65 0 80 0 145
General Biology 114 0 20 0 134
Communication & Media Studies 117 0 6 0 123
Criminal Justice & Corrections 95 0 21 0 116
Accounting 77 0 29 0 106
Computer Science 72 0 28 0 100
Teacher Education Grade Specific 86 0 10 0 96
Mechanical Engineering 80 0 11 0 91
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 4 80 84
Interdisciplinary Studies 60 3 8 0 71
Social Work 33 0 36 0 69
Educational Administration 0 20 34 8 62
Civil Engineering 54 0 8 0 62
General English Literature 49 0 10 0 59
Industrial Engineering 49 0 8 0 57
Dentistry 0 0 0 55 55
Communication Sciences 24 0 27 0 51
Chemistry 21 0 24 0 45
Electrical Engineering 40 0 2 0 42
History 41 0 1 0 42
Fine & Studio Arts 37 0 5 0 42
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 32 0 32
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 30 0 30
Public Health 19 0 11 0 30
Geography & Cartography 23 0 7 0 30
Political Science & Government 29 0 0 0 29
Construction Management 26 0 0 0 26
Special Education 21 0 5 0 26
Sociology 24 0 2 0 26
Mathematics 18 0 7 0 25
Computer Information Systems 17 0 7 0 24
Robotics Engineering 24 0 0 0 24
Public Administration 0 0 23 0 23
Natural Resources Conservation 9 0 12 0 21
Liberal Arts General Studies 19 0 0 0 19
Anthropology 19 0 0 0 19
Music 6 3 10 0 19
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 9 0 7 0 16
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 15 0 15
Computer Engineering 12 0 0 0 12
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 0 12 0 12
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 12 0 12
Drama & Theater Arts 12 0 0 0 12
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 10 0 0 0 10
Marketing 0 0 9 0 9
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 8 0 0 8
Other Education 0 0 6 0 6
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 5 0 0 5
International Studies 5 0 0 0 5
Economics 5 0 0 0 5
Instructional Media Design 0 1 3 0 4
Museum Studies 0 4 0 0 4
Philosophy 4 0 0 0 4
Writing Studies 0 0 3 0 3
Physics 3 0 0 0 3
Business/Managerial Economics 1 0 0 0 1
Teaching English or French 0 1 0 0 1
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,385 53 830 223 3,491

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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