Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
8,494 students
Larger than 87% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 44%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Carterville7.3 mi
- Ullin32.3 mi
- Ina33.1 mi
- Harrisburg42.7 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, the largest reported group is White (64.7%), followed by Black (17.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 15.7% |
| Black | 17.3% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic | 10.3% | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| White | 64.7% | 69.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% | 0.8% |
| Non-resident | 1.7% | 5.1% |
| Unknown | 0.1% | 0% |
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Did you know? Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- 86.9%Southern Illinois University-Carbondale admitted 6,648 of 6,987 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 20.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,387 of 6,648.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $12,554average net price after grants for aided students, against $13,544 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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