Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois · Also known as SIUE · Website
$56,346
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,346
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public 4-year college in Edwardsville, Illinois with 8,750 undergraduates and 2,948 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,889 a year (tuition and fees $12,922). It admits 98% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,346 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,889
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,922
US median $11,837
Admission rate
98%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,346
Rank 1,004 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
- $14,889
- Tuition and fees
- $12,922
- Cost of attendance
- $28,919
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,483
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,587
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,116
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,351
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,684
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 $10,247 in 2015-16 to $12,922 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
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1,100
- SAT reading, middle
- 530
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 8,750
- Graduate students
- 2,948
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 118
- Endowment
- $40.2M
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 1,004 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,889 | $15,156 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,922 | $13,291 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 98% | 77% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $10,297 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,384 | $34,234 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,346 | $39,544 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
118 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 470 | $18,249 | $71,161 | $83,867 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 297 | $20,625 | $43,753 | $65,403 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 200 | $21,537 | $72,649 | $106,907 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 158 | $23,375 | $32,459 | $48,951 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $21,500 | $38,067 | $60,059 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $25,000 | $38,830 | $43,916 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 90 | $70,163 | $165,748 | $157,682 | $138,131 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $20,500 | $36,569 | $52,466 | $56,359 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $22,375 | $39,279 | $57,915 | $55,378 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $21,551 | $76,106 | $106,082 | $107,009 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $22,355 | $28,795 | $49,837 | $54,562 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 66 | $127,762 | $119,267 | $135,751 | $138,348 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 59 | $20,500 | $40,827 | $59,145 | $62,033 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 56 | $252,399 | $154,408 | $184,815 | $170,812 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 55 | $25,608 | $46,568 | $57,089 | $71,685 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $25,991 | $31,570 | $55,110 | $50,532 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $21,774 | $66,546 | $81,428 | $92,135 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $19,000 | $49,046 | $69,610 | $76,194 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $20,264 | $67,260 | $85,969 | $86,517 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $24,250 | $31,420 | $41,310 | $48,590 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $23,500 | $36,974 | $52,480 | $51,790 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $19,500 | Withheld | $54,615 | $58,928 |
| Industrial EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $119,184 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 32 | $22,048 | $48,084 | $62,412 | $65,123 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $18,992 | $26,916 | $46,814 | $50,680 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Southern Illinois University Edwardsville cost?
$14,889 a year is the average net price at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,922, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,919. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,483 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville?
98% of applicants are admitted to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,100 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduates earn?
$56,346 a year is the median pay of former Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,384 after 6 years). That ranks 1,004 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $165,748.
How much student debt do Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (470 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (297 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (200 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 118 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.