Match #1
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Profile closeness91/100
Admit rate87%
- 8,494 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 56%
- Enrollment 8,494 students, close to 8,750
The colleges most similar to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville are Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Northern Illinois University, and Eastern Illinois University. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville admits 98% of applicants and has an average net price of $13,111 a year; 7 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. 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 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
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Match #2
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate70%
- 11,301 students
- Public
- Suburb: Small
- Graduation rate 48%, close to 56%
- Enrollment 11,301 students, close to 8,750
Match #3
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate65%
- 4,188 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 56%
- Average net price $12,717, close to $13,111
Match #4
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate71%
- 4,410 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 49%, close to 56%
- Same control type (public)
Match #5
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate88%
- 19,057 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Acceptance rate 88%, close to 98%
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate77%
- 22,170 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 56%
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate75%
- 3,982 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Campus
Champaign, IL
Profile closeness40/100
Admit rate42%
- 36,258 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Average net price $13,042, close to $13,111
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
Governors State University
University Park, IL
Profile closeness40/100
Admit rate48%
- 2,556 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Average net price $15,833, close to $13,111
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness24/100
Admit rate43%
- 1,384 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville alternatives
What colleges are similar to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville?
The closest matches to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville are Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Northern Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and Illinois State University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville hard to get into?
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville admitted 98% of its 8,995 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville alternatives cost less?
7 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville ($13,111 a year), including Chicago State University ($7,273), Northeastern Illinois University ($9,377), and University of Illinois at Chicago ($9,540). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
