Charleston, IL · Public · 4,188 undergraduates · town
Eastern Illinois University
Moderately selective
Eastern Illinois remains a teaching-focused regional university with practical strengths in education, business, communication, sciences, and health-related fields.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in affordability, and solid in career outcomes.- Admission
- 67.8% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 57.5%
11,648 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$51,989 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Eastern Illinois University apart
Academic design
Teacher preparation, business, communication, sciences, arts, and human services support broad undergraduate study.
Campus pattern
Charleston is a small east-central Illinois college town.
Career & value signal
Student teaching, internships, and regional employer partnerships provide straightforward career preparation.
Can I get in?
67.8% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
11,648About 68 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 1% submitted an SAT, and 0% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Eastern Illinois University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Eastern Illinois University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Teacher preparation, business, communication, sciences, arts, and human services support broad undergraduate study.
Make institutional fit specific
Eastern Illinois remains a teaching-focused regional university with practical strengths in education, business, communication, sciences, and health-related fields.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Eastern Illinois University publishes four merit awards, the largest under $5,000 a year. one require a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Guaranteed at a stated threshold · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Guaranteed at a stated threshold · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Guaranteed at a stated threshold · Renews each year
Through the honors college · Merit · Competitive · Renews · Has a dated deadline
In the season card
These four awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, what it asks of you, and the date one of them closes - which is usually earlier than the application for admission.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- The deadline
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Eastern Illinois University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Admits separately
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Biology, General
What is campus life like?
Eastern Illinois University beyond the classroom
Charleston is a small east-central Illinois college town.
A defining academic feature
Teacher preparation, business, communication, sciences, arts, and human services support broad undergraduate study.
What shapes an ordinary week
Charleston is a small east-central Illinois college town.
Where the degree can lead
Student teaching, internships, and regional employer partnerships provide straightforward career preparation.