Blackburn College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Blackburn College is a private baccalaureate college in Carlinville, IL (town setting), with 389 undergraduates (58% women), affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It admitted 80% of 1,113 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $39,078 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,349 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 52% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, biological sciences, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 0.65 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Blackburn College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 38 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $26,758
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Blackburn College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Blackburn College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 2 | $74k | $4,955 | — | |
| Baseball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $186k | $4,646 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $239k | $11,933 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $149k | $12,392 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $33k | $3,044 | — | |
| Women's Golf | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $21k | $4,242 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $166k | $4,885 | — | |
| Softball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $155k | $7,752 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $44k | $1,373 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $31k | $2,226 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $124k | $11,312 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $84k | $9,359 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | — | 1 | $37k | $12,334 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.