Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
8,750 students
Larger than 88% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 37.3%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Godfrey15.2 mi
- Lebanon16.1 mi
- Belleville19.6 mi
- Elsah21.8 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-Edwardsville, the largest reported group is White (65%), followed by Black (15.2%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 13.4% |
| Black | 15.2% | 6.8% |
| Hispanic | 6.6% | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| White | 65% | 71.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | 1.2% |
| Non-resident | 3.6% | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 3.8% | 0.2% |
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Did you know? Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
- 97.5%Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville admitted 8,821 of 8,995 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 21.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,936 of 8,821.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,111average net price after grants for aided students, against $13,299 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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