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Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University

https://www.eiu.edu

Repayment outcome

87.7%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$27,800–$56,500

middle 50% · median $41,200

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$17,740

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$18,750

Sticker price

before any aid

$23,346

Default rate

6.2%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Education$59,350
  2. Business$54,386
  3. Health Professions$53,894
  4. Engineering Tech$50,856
  5. Computer Science$43,798
  6. Interdisciplinary$41,565
  7. Math & Statistics$34,603
  8. Communication and Media Studies.$34,206
  9. Social Sciences$33,281
  10. Liberal Arts$32,634
  11. Parks & Fitness$32,391
  12. Biology$29,413
  13. Family Sciences$27,407
  14. English & Literature$26,933
  15. Visual & Performing Arts$26,363
  16. History$26,121
  17. Psychology$22,917

Academics

Acceptance

61.9%

Avg SAT

1,010

Enrollment

8,255

What students study

16 fields offered

Education

17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Business13.2%
  2. 03Liberal Arts9.7%
  3. 04Parks & Fitness9.7%
  4. 05Communications7.3%
  5. 06Social Sciences6.9%
  6. 07Family Sciences6.6%
  7. 08Psychology6.2%
  8. 09Biology3.4%
  9. 10Visual & Performing Arts3.2%
  10. 11Health Professions3.0%
  11. 12Interdisciplinary2.9%
  12. 13English & Literature2.9%
  13. 14History2.6%
  14. 15Engineering Tech1.7%
  15. 16Computer Science1.3%
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