University of Illinois Springfield

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Illinois Springfield

University of Illinois Springfield operates as a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,263 students of which 2,783 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. University of Illinois Springfield is categorized as “18” 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 85.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,102 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,833, with published in-state tuition of $12,252 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,128, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.8%. Graduates earn a median of $57,103 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,432 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 166200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.3% 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.