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

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is known for being a non selective school. They receive 10,401 applications every admission cycle from prospective students. The overall acceptance rate tends to be around 90 percent which equates to 9,413 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester begins, only about 1,600 or 17% 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 55 percent of the women enrolled at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale as compared to 44 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 940 - 1,180 SAT score is the range in which applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits, Credit for life experiences, and Dual enrollment.