University of Illinois Springfield

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 220,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (52%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,789
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 90%
From Region 5%
Athletes 255 (15.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 15%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Management 104 46% 69% 4% 12% 12% 3% $64,677 25 -0.75 71 98% 6.3%
Accounting 11 — 36% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $71,676 16 -0.99 80 97% — — — —
Business Administration 93 — 47% 68% 4% 12% 13% 3% $63,850 19 -0.72 69 99% 6.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Services 72 25% 82% 1% 10% 6% 0% $60,512 11 +0.78 63 97%
Exercise Science 17 — 12% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $56,256 28 -0.64 53 — — — — —
Social Work 19 — 32% 58% 0% 26% 11% 0% $53,242 45 -0.00 46 91% — — — —
Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,696 89 +1.25 72 — — — — —
Elementary Education 25 — 12% 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% $66,398 96 +2.10 73 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 6 — 50% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $66,398 90 +1.33 73 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $66,398 90 +1.33 73 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health, Science, and Technology 131 76% 49% 11% 12% 9% 4% $101,929 95 -0.37 97 96% 4.4%
Computer Science 96 — 80% 49% 10% 11% 8% 4% $100,937 24 -0.70 97 96% 4.4% — — —
Computer Systems Analysis 13 — 69% 46% 23% 15% 0% 8% $111,840 76 +0.66 98 94% — — — —
Cybersecurity 19 — 63% 42% 5% 16% 21% 0% $103,237 75 +0.51 97 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,470 75 +0.42 89 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 242 28% 63% 2% 13% 12% 3% $54,204 3 -0.52 48 94% 7.5%
Chemistry 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $66,499 27 -0.49 73 — — — — —
Mathematics 9 — 67% 44% 0% 33% 11% 0% $66,240 21 -0.72 73 97% — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $70,532 47 -0.09 78 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 32% 60% 0% 16% 4% 16% $69,801 68 +0.39 78 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 8 — 12% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $54,575 29 -0.51 49 100% — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $70,399 9 -1.04 78 — — — — —
English 22 — 23% 73% 9% 14% 0% 5% $46,041 18 -0.78 26 90% 9.4% — — —
History 17 — 53% 76% 0% 0% 6% 0% $49,474 19 -0.73 35 86% 6.9% — — —
Philosophy 5 — 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% 0% $49,597 16 -0.89 36 — — — — —
Communication 28 — 29% 61% 0% 14% 14% 0% $49,038 9 -1.20 34 96% 6.6% — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,971 20 -0.61 64 — — — — —
Political Science 13 — 38% 77% 0% 8% 8% 0% $60,978 19 -0.83 64 96% — — — —
Psychology 77 — 14% 62% 0% 10% 19% 4% $52,254 36 -0.43 43 93% 7.4% — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $48,489 14 -0.76 33 100% — — — —
General Education 18 — 33% 50% 6% 39% 6% 0% $54,229 47 -0.10 48 100% — — — —
Studio Art 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $40,229 19 -0.71 13 — — — — —
Theater — — — — — — — — $39,233 28 -0.51 12 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Public Affairs and Administration 33 33% 70% 0% 9% 12% 0% $65,342 28 -0.04 72 99% 5.8%
Public Administration 12 — 50% 83% 0% 8% 0% 0% $79,565 79 +0.54 87 97% — — — —
Public Policy Analysis — — — — — — — — $69,494 44 -0.20 77 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 14 — 36% 64% 0% 7% 29% 0% $57,554 36 -0.32 57 100% 5.8% — — —
Legal Studies 7 — 0% 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% $56,536 31 -0.46 54 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,558
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,709
Est. In-State Cost $16,245
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,376
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.3% 153 24% 64% 0% 12% 15% 2% $54,655 33 -0.48 49 94% 7.2%
Computer Science 22.0% 128 77% 48% 11% 12% 9% 4% $102,386 36 -0.38 97 96% 4.4%
Business & Economics 18.0% 105 46% 69% 5% 12% 11% 3% $64,732 11 -0.75 71 98% 6.3%
Education 9.3% 54 30% 76% 4% 15% 6% 0% $62,316 89 +1.21 66 100% —
Humanities 7.6% 44 39% 68% 7% 7% 2% 2% $47,771 11 -0.77 31 88% 8.3%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 27 33% 59% 4% 15% 4% 15% $69,855 60 +0.35 78 97% —
Professional 3.6% 21 24% 62% 0% 10% 19% 0% $57,215 16 -0.37 56 100% 5.8%
Health Sciences 3.4% 20 15% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $60,188 4 -0.48 62 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 14 57% 50% 0% 21% 14% 0% $66,333 15 -0.64 73 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 8 12% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $54,575 25 -0.51 49 100% —
Arts 1.4% 8 25% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $40,229 7 -0.71 13 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #389 20% $0 2 #308 — —
Education $0.3M #317 2% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #434 79% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #532 96% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #416 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $0.9M #565 19% $0 2 #546 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 83 $186K $186K $0
Baseball 49 $598K $598K $0
Soccer 30 $407K $407K $0
Basketball 15 $549K $549K $0
Golf 10 $95K $95K $0
Tennis 6 $100K $100K $0
Total 138 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 56 $181K $181K $0
Soccer 35 $347K $347K $0
Softball 22 $416K $416K $0
Volleyball 17 $341K $341K $0
Basketball 13 $481K $481K $0
Golf 6 $128K $128K $0
Tennis 6 $103K $103K $0
Total 117 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 139 $368K $368K $0
Soccer 65 $755K $755K $0
Baseball 49 $598K $598K $0
Basketball 28 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Softball 22 $416K $416K $0
Volleyball 17 $341K $341K $0
Golf 16 $223K $223K $0
Tennis 12 $204K $204K $0
Total 255 $5.6M $5.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 940 – 1200
SAT Math Range 460 – 590
SAT RW Range 480 – 610