How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Eastern Illinois University admits about 65.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 880 and 1,090, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 20. Among enrolled undergraduates, 29.4% receive Pell Grants and 34.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 38.9% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Eastern Illinois University #531 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate stands at 71.7%, and the six-year graduation rate is 47.4%, with 53.0% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Eastern Illinois University #434 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $43,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 51.7 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects Eastern Illinois University's ability to serve a broad student population — nearly half from Pell-eligible backgrounds — and support them toward earnings outcomes that meet or exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. For many regional public universities, this combination of access scale and earnings performance represents meaningful economic mobility in action.
Eastern Illinois University admits about 65.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 880 and 1,090, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 20. Among enrolled undergraduates, 29.4% receive Pell Grants and 34.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 38.9% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Eastern Illinois University #531 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate stands at 71.7%, and the six-year graduation rate is 47.4%, with 53.0% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Eastern Illinois University #434 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $43,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 51.7 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects Eastern Illinois University's ability to serve a broad student population — nearly half from Pell-eligible backgrounds — and support them toward earnings outcomes that meet or exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. For many regional public universities, this combination of access scale and earnings performance represents meaningful economic mobility in action.
Eastern Illinois University admits about 65.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 880 and 1,090, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 20. Among enrolled undergraduates, 29.4% receive Pell Grants and 34.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 38.9% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Eastern Illinois University #531 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate stands at 71.7%, and the six-year graduation rate is 47.4%, with 53.0% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Eastern Illinois University #434 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $43,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 51.7 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects Eastern Illinois University's ability to serve a broad student population — nearly half from Pell-eligible backgrounds — and support them toward earnings outcomes that meet or exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. For many regional public universities, this combination of access scale and earnings performance represents meaningful economic mobility in action.
