Match #1
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, IL
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 698 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 698 students, close to 680
The colleges most similar to Southeastern Illinois College are Shawnee Community College, Spoon River College, and Richland Community College-Illinois. Southeastern Illinois College has an average net price of $14,233 a year; 10 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Southeastern Illinois College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Southeastern Illinois College
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Match #2
Spoon River College
Canton, IL
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 774 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 774 students, close to 680
Match #3
Richland Community College-Illinois
Decatur, IL
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 1,346 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 38%, close to 39%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel, IL
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 865 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 865 students, close to 680
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 1,051 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 44%, close to 39%
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
Highland Community College-Illinois
Freeport, IL
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 931 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 36%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 931 students, close to 680
Match #7
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate—
- 1,158 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 39%
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 2,040 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 37%, close to 39%
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
John A Logan College
Carterville, IL
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 2,016 students
- Public
- Suburb: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
Danville Area Community College
Danville, IL
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 1,508 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 39%
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Southeastern Illinois College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Southeastern Illinois College?
The closest matches to Southeastern Illinois College are Shawnee Community College, Spoon River College, Richland Community College-Illinois, Wabash Valley College, and Carl Sandburg College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Southeastern Illinois College alternatives cost less?
10 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Southeastern Illinois College ($14,233 a year), including Richland Community College-Illinois ($2,690), Highland Community College-Illinois ($3,090), and Illinois Valley Community College ($3,176). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
