COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 149222PUBLIC

CARBONDALE, IL

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$13,297Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate59.0%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$61,484working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,543completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$61,484
Median earnings 5 years after completion$55,667

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,415
$30,001–48,000$8,497
$48,001–75,000$10,308
$75,001–110,000$17,724
$110,001+$23,254

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion59.0%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention67.7%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients38.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share44.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid29.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,430federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates8,494IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate86.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,543

3,098 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

17 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$87,442 earnings · $22,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$86,238 earnings · $24,250 debt →Air TransportationBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$81,394 earnings · $20,500 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$80,220 earnings · $24,470 debt →Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$79,299 earnings · $19,187 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$70,478 earnings · $23,251 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$69,552 earnings · $29,553 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$67,961 earnings · $21,182 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$61,807 earnings · $25,000 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$56,680 earnings · $27,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$55,039 earnings · $22,750 debt →CriminologyBachelor's Degree · 159 working graduates$52,916 earnings · $24,000 debt →ForestryBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$50,394 earnings · $21,512 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$49,952 earnings · $27,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$48,728 earnings · $24,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$48,127 earnings · $21,944 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$42,113 earnings · $25,025 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.