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#254 National Universities
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#270 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#123 Top Public Schools
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#195 Business Programs
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#185 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale is ranked #254 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
30
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
365
Graduation and retention rank
347
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
43%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
68%
Social Mobility Rank
270
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
29%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
53%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
51%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-10
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.4
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
95
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
145
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
93.8%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
72%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
59.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
6%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
13:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
163
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1020-1300
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
15%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
55
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
275
Average alumni giving rate
3.7%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
