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Located in Charleston, Illinois, Eastern Illinois University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Charleston is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

83 Undergraduate Degrees
66 Graduate Degrees
$20,684 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
68% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Eastern Illinois University?

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Contact details for EIU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: 217-581-5000
Website: www.eiu.edu

How Do I Get Into EIU?

You can apply to EIU online at: https://www.eiu.edu/myeiu/index.php?type=signup

Admission Requirements for EIU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into EIU?

68% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
EIU has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to EIU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 440 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Eastern Illinois University  ( 460 to 570 )
200
800
SAT Math Scores for Eastern Illinois University  ( 440 to 550 )
200
800

Can I Afford Eastern Illinois University?

$20,684 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of EIU is $20,684. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At EIU, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,165 a year. That adds up to $24,660 over four years for those students.

Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,984 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,903 undergraduate students at EIU, with 3,984 being full-time and 2,919 being part-time.

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There are also 1,705 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,984 full-time undergraduates at EIU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Illinois University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 44
Black or African American 879
Hispanic or Latino 373
White 2,271
International Students 104
Other Races/Ethnicities 313

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Illinois University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at EIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Eastern Illinois University

1,382 Took All Classes Online
3,815 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,815 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at EIU has changed over the last few years.

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Eastern Illinois University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 46 0 46
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 14 31 45
Dietetics/Dietitian 4 20 24
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 0 15 15
Health Care Management 7 0 7
Athletic Training 6 0 6
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 6 0 6
TOTAL 83 66 149

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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