Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois · Website
$46,802
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,802
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Blackburn College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Carlinville, Illinois with 471 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $18,460 a year (tuition and fees $28,149). It admits 63% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,802 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,242 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,460
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$28,149
US median $11,837
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,242
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,802
Rank 1,777 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,460
- Tuition and fees
- $28,149
- Cost of attendance
- $37,916
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,838
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,781
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,329
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,013
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,305
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $20,364 in 2015-16 to $28,149 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- SAT reading, middle
- 520
- SAT math, middle
- 487
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 471
- Part-time students
- 3.0%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 43
- Endowment
- $34.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,777 of 5,094 US colleges and 70 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,460 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,149 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,242 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,665 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,802 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
43 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $21,500 | Withheld | $46,283 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $25,751 | $33,739 | $46,004 | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $23,250 | Withheld | $54,587 | $57,214 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,842 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,911 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Carlinville and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Blackburn College cost?
$18,460 a year is the average net price at Blackburn College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $28,149, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $37,916. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,838 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Blackburn College?
63% of applicants are admitted to Blackburn College. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Blackburn College graduates earn?
$46,802 a year is the median pay of former Blackburn College students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,665 after 6 years). That ranks 1,777 of 5,094 US colleges and 70 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's) at $33,739.
How much student debt do Blackburn College graduates have?
$24,242 is the median federal student loan debt of Blackburn College graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Blackburn College?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Blackburn College finish within 6 years. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Blackburn College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (13 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (9 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (9 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 43 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.