Southern Illinois University at Carbondale · Admissions

Carbondale, IL · Town · Public · Research university · the Salukis · Website ↗

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.

90%

Admitted

of 10,401 applicants

20th

Selectivity percentile

among Division I schools

910–1140

SAT middle 50%

20–27

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

54%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 910 – 1140 Your SAT

SAT reading 470 – 580

SAT math 440 – 560

ACT 20 – 27 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than20%

Graduation rate54%

Applicants10,401
Admitted9,361 90%
Undergraduates8,195
Women52%
Graduate within 6 years54%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

Where it ranks

#51Class sizeof 366 · Division I

Among Division I schools; every list Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is on.

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