Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville operates as a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 8,750 students of which 10,167 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 97.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,100 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,889, with published in-state tuition of $12,922 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.7%. Graduates earn a median of $56,346 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,384 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 539700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.