unitid 143613 · Galesburg, IL · public 2-year · town (distant)
Carl Sandburg College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,295
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,051
28th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
42%
undergrads on Pell grants
83rd pctl among public 2-years
completion
50%
finish within 150% time
80th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$11,563
11th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$3,662
after aid, aided students
12th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$35,274
after entry, Title IV students
26th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$4,909
2nd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,014 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k52%
- 30-48k24%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,982
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,390
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 7.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 172 | $35,978 | $6,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 100 | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 36 | $43,260 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 27 | $54,300 | $10,374 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 27 | $62,857 | $9,437 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 23 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 21 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 10 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 9 | $49,524 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 7 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 6 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 6 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.