10-yr median earnings
$46,802
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Carlinville, Illinois
Blackburn College
Blackburn College is a private nonprofit institution in Carlinville, Illinois. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $46,802
- 10-yr median earnings
- 63.2%
- Acceptance rate
- $18,460
- Avg net price / yr
- 55.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Blackburn College pairs above-median former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 35%
- former-student earnings, US
- 63.2%
- acceptance rate
- 55.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +28%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Blackburn College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
47/100
Blackburn College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$46,802
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,460
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
55.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,242
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
75.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
67.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$18,460
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
55.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 55.1%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Blackburn College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Blackburn College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Blackburn College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,802 Top 35% higher than 65% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Blackburn College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,802 | #1777 of 5103 | 65th |
| Average net price | $18,460 | #2779 of 5020 | 45th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 55.1% | #2592 of 4858 | 47th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 471 | #2910 of 5462 | 47th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
471
Undergraduate enrollment
63.2%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
55.1%
150%-time completion
$46,802
10-yr median earnings
67.2%
First-year retention
How Blackburn College ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Blackburn College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,802 | #70 of 189 | 63rd |
| Average net price | $18,460 | #107 of 179 | 40th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 55.1% | #99 of 171 | 42nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 471 | #105 of 201 | 48th |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 70 | Blackburn CollegeThis school | $46,802 | $18,460 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 63.2% |
| ACT Average | 20 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Blackburn College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$16,838 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,781 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,329 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,305 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Blackburn College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $28,149 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $28,149 |
| Average Net Price | $18,460 |
49.9%
Pell Grant Rate
61.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,242
Median Debt
$257/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Blackburn College rose +61.2% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,536 in 2013 to $21,814 in 2023, a rise of $8,278 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $13,5362023 · $21,814
Over the same years, enrollment went -36.7% (539 → 341 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
56.0%
Female
44.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
67.2%
Retention Rate
$36,665
Median Earnings (6yr)
54.8%
Earning Over $25K
75.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 55.1% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 67.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $36,665 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,802 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 54.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 75.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,242 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $257/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 7 | $54,587 | $23,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 11 | $46,283 | $21,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | 11 | $46,004 | $25,751 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | - | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Blackburn College? ▼
Blackburn College is a private nonprofit institution in Carlinville, Illinois. The acceptance rate is 63.2%. Undergraduate enrollment is 471 students.
How much do Blackburn College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Blackburn College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,802 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $36,665.
How much does Blackburn College cost? ▼
The average net price at Blackburn College is $18,460. In-state tuition is $28,149 and out-of-state tuition is $28,149. Median student debt at graduation is $24,242.
What is the graduation rate at Blackburn College? ▼
Blackburn College has a 55.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 67.2%.
Is Blackburn College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Blackburn College is $24,242, while former students earn a median of $46,802 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 52% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 75.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $257.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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