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Blackburn College

Blackburn College is based in the town of Carlinville, IL — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,146

family income
under $30k

$17,130

$30–48k

$20,872

$48–75k

$23,289

$75–110k

$25,005

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$18,4602023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Blackburn College rose from $14,771 (2008) to $18,460 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,771
2009	$12,734
2010	$14,255
2011	$13,412
2012	$13,536
2013	$15,010
2014	$13,721
2015	$13,452
2016	$12,179
2017	$15,949
2018	$15,993
2019	$17,365
2020	$19,462
2021	$23,763
2022	$21,814
2023	$18,460

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$37,9162024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Blackburn College rose from $18,797 (2009) to $37,916 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,797
2010	$18,931
2011	$20,656
2012	$22,423
2013	$24,126
2014	$25,292
2015	$27,262
2016	$27,769
2017	$29,509
2018	$30,605
2019	$30,921
2020	$32,584
2021	$34,540
2022	$35,726
2023	$36,962
2024	$37,916

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$8,720
2002	$9,200
2003	$9,890
2004	$14,600
2005	$15,040
2006	$15,700
2007	$15,770
2008	$13,610
2013	$18,506
2014	$19,560
2015	$20,364
2016	$21,162
2017	$21,992
2018	$22,410
2019	$23,510
2020	$24,950
2021	$25,570
2022	$26,055
2023	$26,758

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Blackburn College reports published tuition of $28,149 in this record. Blackburn College's $28,149 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Blackburn College reports 471 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

57.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Blackburn College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Blackburn College rose from 32.8% (entered 1991) to 57.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	32.8%
1992 cohort	48%
1993 cohort	38.5%
1994 cohort	38.9%
1995 cohort	38.2%
1996 cohort	39.4%
1997 cohort	34.8%
1998 cohort	39.6%
1999 cohort	44.1%
2000 cohort	41.9%
2001 cohort	48.8%
2002 cohort	40.8%
2003 cohort	37.5%
2004 cohort	44.3%
2005 cohort	48.1%
2006 cohort	44.6%
2007 cohort	45.1%
2008 cohort	38.6%
2009 cohort	41.8%
2010 cohort	42%
2011 cohort	47.5%
2012 cohort	51.8%
2013 cohort	41.2%
2014 cohort	45.2%
2015 cohort	45.9%
2016 cohort	35.7%
2017 cohort	52.4%
2018 cohort	57.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,750	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,375	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,375	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,635	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,472	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,750	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,794	$2,818
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,890	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,979	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,927	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,322	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,929	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,764	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,568	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,014	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,061	$5,714
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,096	$6,100
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,001	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,242	$8,600

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,665

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$37,070

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$46,802

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Blackburn College admitted 575 of 910 applicants in Fall 2024. The 63.2% rate describes that application pool.

63.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $26,758 tuition · 2023–24 471 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Blackburn College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Blackburn College under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Blackburn College received 910 applications and admitted 575 (63.2%), with 148 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

63.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	64.6%
Fall 2002	51.6%
Fall 2003	55.8%
Fall 2004	56.1%
Fall 2005	62.2%
Fall 2006	58.6%
Fall 2007	61.4%
Fall 2008	55.2%
Fall 2009	53.8%
Fall 2010	56.3%
Fall 2011	68.5%
Fall 2012	61.3%
Fall 2013	68%
Fall 2014	65.1%
Fall 2015	55.5%
Fall 2016	53.8%
Fall 2017	59.5%
Fall 2018	51.5%
Fall 2019	57.1%
Fall 2020	55.2%
Fall 2021	66.2%
Fall 2022	64.4%
Fall 2023	80.1%
Fall 2024	63.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

888–1125Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	1015	1100
Fall 2003	960	1080
Fall 2004	950	1120
Fall 2005	810	1160
Fall 2010	1040	1140
Fall 2013	1020	1190
Fall 2014	890	1030
Fall 2015	780	1030
Fall 2016	790	890
Fall 2017	818	998
Fall 2018	960	1140
Fall 2019	910	1110
Fall 2020	890	1078
Fall 2021	888	1125

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–24Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	19	23
Fall 2003	18	24
Fall 2004	18	24
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	18	24
Fall 2010	18	24
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	19	26
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	18	24
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	22
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	16	24

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

471Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Blackburn College fell from 575 (Fall 2002) to 471 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	575
Fall 2003	604
Fall 2004	586
Fall 2005	598
Fall 2006	601
Fall 2007	613
Fall 2008	619
Fall 2009	590
Fall 2010	583
Fall 2011	544
Fall 2012	541
Fall 2013	539
Fall 2014	578
Fall 2015	579
Fall 2016	587
Fall 2017	554
Fall 2018	561
Fall 2019	480
Fall 2020	484
Fall 2021	384
Fall 2022	342
Fall 2023	341
Fall 2024	471

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

67%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Blackburn College rose from 56% (Fall 2003) to 67% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	56%
Fall 2004 cohort	63%
Fall 2005 cohort	66%
Fall 2006 cohort	61%
Fall 2007 cohort	61%
Fall 2008 cohort	59%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	61%
Fall 2011 cohort	71%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	62%
Fall 2014 cohort	65%
Fall 2015 cohort	65%
Fall 2016 cohort	56%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	57%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	38%
Fall 2022 cohort	58%
Fall 2023 cohort	67%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Blackburn College

Faculty pay at Blackburn College averages $102,168 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Blackburn College as a primarily residential campus of 471 undergraduates — and 67.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Blackburn College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 63.2%. Review Blackburn College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Blackburn College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Blackburn College63.2%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Blackburn College$28,149

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Blackburn College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Blackburn College$46,802

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

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Blackburn College, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	Blackburn College	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	63.2%	77%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$28,149	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$46,802	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Blackburn College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Blackburn College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Biology, General	$54,587
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,283
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$46,004

These 3 fields listed for Blackburn College measure earnings after completion. The $46,802 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 39 additional Blackburn College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Blackburn College report?

Blackburn College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 63.2% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Blackburn College's acceptance rate?

63.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 575 admitted from 910 applicants.

How much does Blackburn College cost?

At Blackburn College, tuition is $28,149. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Blackburn College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $46,802. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Illinois

Bradley University — 76.8% admitted
Aurora University — 80.9% admitted
Augustana College — 62.7% admitted
School of the Art Institute of Chicago — 77.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.