Eastern Illinois University (EIU) vs Northwest State

Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU) are two public universities located in the Midwest, each offering a unique educational experience. EIU, situated in Charleston, Illinois, has an acceptance rate of 86%, while NWMSU, located in Maryville, Missouri, has a slightly lower acceptance rate of 79%. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors including Business, Education, and Health Sciences at EIU, and Business, Education, and Communication at NWMSU. EIU boasts a diverse student body, with 42% of its students identifying as minorities, while NWMSU has a more homogenous student population, with only 17% of its students identifying as minorities. In terms of graduation rates, EIU has a four-year graduation rate of 28%, while NWMSU has a slightly higher four-year graduation rate of 32%. To help you make an informed decision about your higher

	Eastern Illinois University	Northwest Missouri State University
Overview
Location	Charleston, Illinois	Maryville, Missouri
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	74.0%	76.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	71.7%	85.6%
Application fees	$30
SAT range	900 - 1140	953 - 1133
ACT range	17 - 23	19 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	56.0%	1.0%
Students submitting ACT score	66.0%	95.0%
Total number of applicants	7,145	7,039
Total number of admissions given out	5,126	6,024
Admitted students who chose to enroll	778	964
Yield rate	15.2%	16.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $25,316 Out of state: $27,684	In state: $22,523 Out of state: $28,590
Average net price	$13,669	$13,754
Tuition	In state: $9,472 Out of state: $11,840	In state: $5,461 Out of state: $11,528
Room & board	$10,548	Room/dormitory: $5,582 Meal plan: $3,966
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $10,756	96.0% Average amount $8,153
Students receiving federal student loan	62.0% Average amount $5,140	59.0% Average amount $5,260
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $10,570	6.0% Average amount $9,915

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,903 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%	5,306 Men 40.1% Women 59.9%
Graduate students	1,705 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	2,564 Men 41.1% Women 58.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	9.6%	29.4%
International students	4.6%	8.9%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	4,304	2,414
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Indiana Ohio Missouri Texas	Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas Illinois

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Engineering Technologies Health Professions Communication and Journalism	Education Business Computer and Information Science Agriculture Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	19:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	50.7%	52.4%
Dropout rate	15.9%	17.9%
Transferred out	32.6%	28.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,607 Year 2: $54,386 Year 3: $65,635 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,284 Year 2: $59,350 Year 3: $64,761 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,936 Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $64,356 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,964 Year 2: $50,677 Year 3: $61,384 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,053 Year 2: $46,673 Year 3: $59,023 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,088 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $57,084 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,985 Year 2: $53,894 Year 3: $56,317 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $49,482 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,479 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $47,585 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,850 Year 2: $40,768 Year 3: $47,302	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,353 Year 2: $65,387 Year 3: $74,049 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,868 Year 2: $48,198 Year 3: $55,549 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,788 Year 2: $51,197 Year 3: $54,473 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: $52,420 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,075 Year 2: $45,715 Year 3: $52,373 Plant Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $49,837 Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,533 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $49,285 Agriculture, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,158 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $49,112 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,370 Year 2: $43,379 Year 3: $48,369 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,668 Year 2: $41,342 Year 3: $46,406

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