Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIU) vs Texas State

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIU-C) and Texas State University (TXST) are two public universities with distinct characteristics. SIU-C, located in Carbondale, Illinois, has an acceptance rate of 84%, while TXST, situated in San Marcos, Texas, has a slightly lower acceptance rate of 79%. Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at SIU-C including Business, Education, and Engineering, and popular majors at TXST including Business, Education, and Health Professions. SIU-C's student body is predominantly White (58%) and female (56%), while TXST's student body is more diverse, with a larger Hispanic population (30%) and a more even gender distribution (51% female, 49% male). In terms of graduation rates, SIU-C has a four-year graduation rate of 22% and a six-year graduation rate

	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Texas State University
Overview
Location	Carbondale, Illinois	San Marcos, Texas
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Small
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	75.0%	77.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	95.1%	70.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $55
SAT range	930 - 1160	990 - 1180
ACT range	20 - 28	18 - 25
Students submitting SAT score	43.0%	50.0%
Students submitting ACT score	18.0%	11.0%
Total number of applicants	6,987	31,073
Total number of admissions given out	6,648	21,748
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,422	6,650
Yield rate	21.4%	30.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$29,903	In state: $26,275 Out of state: $37,699
Average net price	$15,976	$16,385
Tuition	$9,638	In state: $8,606 Out of state: $20,030
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,292 Meal plan: $4,330	Room/dormitory: $7,226 Meal plan: $4,290
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan	Prepaid tuition plan Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	91.0% Average amount $13,301	73.0% Average amount $9,224
Students receiving federal student loan	55.0% Average amount $5,362	52.0% Average amount $5,196
Students taking out private loans	8.0% Average amount $12,619	5.0% Average amount $14,353

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	8,147 Men 51.4% Women 48.6%	33,175 Men 40.4% Women 59.6%
Graduate students	3,119 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%	4,689 Men 34.5% Women 65.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	17.5%	2.1%
International students	7.7%	1.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	4,492	6,853
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Missouri Indiana Tennessee Wisconsin	Texas California Colorado Illinois Louisiana

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Engineering Technologies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Transportation and Logistics	Communication and Journalism Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Education
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	22:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	45.3%	57.0%
Dropout rate	53.2%	39.7%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $101,053 Year 2: $104,597 Year 3: $108,594 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,138 Year 2: $65,905 Year 3: $75,851 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,097 Year 2: $64,068 Year 3: $70,959 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $55,319 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $66,942 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,274 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $66,280 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,465 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $62,788 Architecture (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,426 Year 2: $53,219 Year 3: $62,608 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,372 Year 2: $55,211 Year 3: $62,306 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,213 Year 2: $55,061 Year 3: $62,169 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,024 Year 2: $49,840 Year 3: $62,089	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,938 Year 2: $104,192 Year 3: $103,729 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,828 Year 2: $68,858 Year 3: $82,439 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,109 Year 2: $68,965 Year 3: $79,604 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,841 Year 2: $72,274 Year 3: $79,434 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $67,861 Year 2: $74,038 Year 3: $78,439 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,059 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $75,055 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,455 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $71,189 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,981 Year 2: $63,263 Year 3: $70,863 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,852 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $67,938 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,529 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $66,096

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