Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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.
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is a public research university in Carbondale, IL (town setting), with 8,195 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 90% of 10,401 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 910–1140 on the SAT and 20–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $29,409 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $16,131 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 54% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, education, business. The campus reported 0.79 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half 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 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale ranks
1 top-ten finish 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,244
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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.
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 34 | 6 over | 3 | $722k | $21,231 | — | |
| Baseball | Missouri Valley Conference | 34 | at cap | 4 | $1.2M | $34,305 | 991 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $3M | $214,904 | 962 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $1.8M | $118,002 | 982 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 105 | at cap | 1 | $5M | $48,092 | 971 | |
| Men's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $364k | $36,437 | 948 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $294k | $29,423 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $1M | $46,001 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 34 | 4 over | 4 | $475k | $13,971 | 986 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 47 | 17 over | 4 | $743k | $15,807 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 92 | 47 over | 5 | $659k | $7,164 | 979 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 98 | 53 over | 5 | $714k | $7,286 | 988 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | room 2 | 3 | $788k | $49,243 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.