Eastern Illinois University (EIU) vs Buffalo State

Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and SUNY Buffalo State (BUFFALO) are two distinct universities with unique offerings. EIU, located in Charleston, Illinois, is a public university with an acceptance rate of 88%, while BUFFALO, situated in Buffalo, New York, is also a public university with a slightly lower acceptance rate of 54%. Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at EIU including Business, Education, and Psychology, and popular majors at BUFFALO including Business, Health Professions, and Social Sciences. EIU boasts a student body that is predominantly White (62%) and female (58%), while BUFFALO's student body is more diverse, with a larger proportion of Black (18%) and Hispanic (14%) students, and a more balanced gender ratio (49% male, 51% female). In terms of graduation rates, EIU has a four-year graduation rate of 28%, while

	Eastern Illinois University	SUNY Buffalo State
Overview
Location	Charleston, Illinois	Buffalo, New York
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Large
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%	48.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	71.7%	84.5%
Application fees	$30	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $65
SAT range	900 - 1140	930 - 1160
ACT range	17 - 23	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	56.0%	19.0%
Students submitting ACT score	66.0%
Total number of applicants	7,145	12,057
Total number of admissions given out	5,126	10,193
Admitted students who chose to enroll	778	1,344
Yield rate	15.2%	13.2%
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: $27,150 Out of state: $37,060
Average net price	$13,669	$9,998
Tuition	In state: $9,472 Out of state: $11,840	In state: $7,070 Out of state: $16,980
Room & board	$10,548	Room/dormitory: $8,506 Meal plan: $5,880
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	88.0% Average amount $9,663
Students receiving federal student loan	62.0% Average amount $5,140	52.0% Average amount $4,720
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $10,570	3.0% Average amount $10,210

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,903 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%	6,147 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%
Graduate students	1,705 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	1,026 Men 25.7% Women 74.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	9.6%	2.5%
International students	4.6%	1.0%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	4,304	2,842
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	New York New Jersey Mississippi California Connecticut

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Engineering Technologies Health Professions Communication and Journalism	Education Multidisciplinary Studies Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Engineering Technologies
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	50.7%	41.2%
Dropout rate	15.9%	19.8%
Transferred out	32.6%	37.7%
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	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,172 Year 2: $58,522 Year 3: $72,509 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,939 Year 2: $63,749 Year 3: $69,910 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,019 Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: $57,686 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,405 Year 2: $46,254 Year 3: $52,604 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,976 Year 2: $44,276 Year 3: $48,855 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,038 Year 2: $45,969 Year 3: $48,754 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,663 Year 2: $45,249 Year 3: $47,057 Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,709 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,776 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,130 Year 2: $36,488 Year 3: $45,629 Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,151 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $44,724

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