Eastern Illinois University
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.
Eastern Illinois University is a public master's university in Charleston, IL (town setting), with 6,849 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 68% of 11,648 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 890–1110 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $30,095 a year for out-of-state students and $27,619 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,621 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 45% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, communication & journalism. The campus reported 1.45 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Eastern Illinois University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Eastern Illinois University
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.
Eastern Illinois University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Ohio Valley Conference | 25 | room 3 | 2 | $556k | $22,252 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Ohio Valley Conference | 44 | 10 over | 4 | $926k | $21,054 | 970 | |
| Men's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.6M | $99,448 | 955 | |
| Women's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 25 | 10 over | 3 | $1.2M | $49,907 | 991 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Ohio Valley Conference | 16 | room 3 | 1 | $101k | $6,338 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 989 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 966 | |
| Football | Ohio Valley Conference | 117 | 12 over | 1 | $5M | $42,816 | 930 | |
| Men's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $170k | $21,249 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 5 | room 4 | 1 | $105k | $20,968 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Ohio Valley Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $331k | $10,328 | 987 | |
| Softball | Ohio Valley Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $770k | $35,021 | 996 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Summit League | 18 | room 12 | 1 | $127k | $7,061 | 989 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Summit League | 16 | room 14 | 1 | $149k | $9,297 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 139 | 94 over | 4 | $470k | $3,382 | 985 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 81 | 36 over | 4 | $490k | $6,052 | 972 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Ohio Valley Conference | 18 | at cap | 2 | $546k | $30,347 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.