Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · Admissions
Edwardsville, IL · Suburb · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Cougars · 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.
97%
Admitted
of 8,937 applicants
4th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
900–1160
SAT middle 50%
20–26
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
53%
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
900 – 1160
Your SAT
SAT reading
460 – 590
SAT math
440 – 570
ACT
20 – 26
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants8,937
- Admitted8,669 97%
- Undergraduates8,975
- Women57%
- Graduate within 6 years53%
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.
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