Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Remote

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $12,717. 50% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $55,885 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $19,623.

Average net price
$12,717
per year Verified data
Completion rate
50%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$55,885
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$19,623
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$14,654
Out-of-state tuition and fees$17,261
Average cost of attendance$26,962
Books and supplies$150
Room and board, on campus$13,020
Average net price, all aided students$12,717
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$9,813
Average net price, family income over $110,000$20,729

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
65%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
880 to 1090
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
4,188
Graduate enrollment
1,720
Students receiving Pell grants
31%
Student to faculty ratio
14 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time50%
Completion within normal time33%
First-year retention (full-time)72%
Median federal debt, graduates$19,623
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$223
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$14,511
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry72%
1 year after completion$42,311
4 years after completion$53,620
6 years after entry$45,299
8 years after entry$51,824
10 years after entry$55,885
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $55,885; the middle half earned $39,019 to $78,767. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Eastern Illinois University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

94 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (53)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
25$50,828Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · Some credentials fully online
54$37,810$23,125
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
20$45,154Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacy$14,990
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
35$45,375$19,750
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Management
CIP 52.20 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
38$43,648$23,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
24$34,311$17,210
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · Some credentials fully online
29$41,387$26,482
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
22$49,064$14,000
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · Some credentials fully online
16$32,430$21,395
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · Some credentials fully online
25$35,442$24,000
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacy$26,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
88$47,879$26,048
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
30$40,082$24,677
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
20$55,258$18,250
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
46$54,851$20,510
Music
CIP 50.09 · Some credentials fully online
16$38,553$22,318
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · Some credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacy$21,177
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
96$39,332$23,077
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · Some credentials fully online
19$46,444$25,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
36$30,331$23,166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
57$81,372$26,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
30Suppressed for privacy$24,676
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
20$46,826$15,000
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
CIP 52.19 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
87$39,106$23,905
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
84$39,999$18,450
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
29$42,588$25,000
Master's degree (28)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · Some credentials fully online
38$42,646Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
43$64,859Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
33$56,068Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
24$47,761Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
44$54,265Suppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · Some credentials fully online
15$56,223Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
49$69,703Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
27$51,422Suppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · Some credentials fully online
18$57,219Suppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · Some credentials fully online
42$55,988Suppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · Some credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
342$67,636Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · Some credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · Some credentials fully online
12$59,659Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
10$62,821Suppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · Some credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
26$47,542Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · Some credentials fully online
36$48,845Suppressed for privacy
Systems Science and Theory
CIP 30.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (13)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
CIP 04.03 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
CIP 15.99 · No credentials fully online
338Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 144892, OPEID 001674. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.