unitid 144892 · Charleston, IL · public 4-year · town (remote)
Eastern Illinois University
- enrollment 2023
- 10,889
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
65%
22nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
4,188
45th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
29%
undergrads on Pell grants
42nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
47%
finish within 150% time
53rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,996
76th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,786
after aid, aided students
50th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,989
after entry, Title IV students
55th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,500
68th pctl among public 4-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 $9,828 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $39,153
- First-generation students
- 34%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,679
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 354 | $78,838 | — |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 347 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 105 | $50,288 | $22,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 88 | $47,159 | $22,075 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 87 | $53,353 | $24,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 73 | $50,730 | $25,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 68 | $78,769 | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 62 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 54 | $58,333 | $24,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 49 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 48 | $59,438 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 45 | — | — |
— 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
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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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.