Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (out-of-state)

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is known for being a non selective school. They receive 10,858 applications every admission cycle from prospective students. The overall acceptance rate tends to be around 87 percent which equates to 9,433 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester begins, only about 1,700 or 18% of the students who earned acceptance letter from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale choose to attend. Based on the institution’s application data, 40% of the students were men while 59% were women, however, after being accepted, only 57 percent of the women enrolled at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale as compared to 42 percent of men who decided to enroll. The undergraduate application fee requires by Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is $40. Prospective students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to Southern Illinois University-Carbondale when filling out the application. Most often, an ACT score of 17 - 24 or a 920 - 1,190 SAT score is the range in which applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.