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University of Illinois Springfield

University of Illinois Springfield is a public campus in Springfield proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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

$4,473

family income
under $30k

$5,333

$30–48k

$7,999

$48–75k

$11,191

$75–110k

$15,232

over $110k

Average net price

$9,8332023–24Skip 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 University of Illinois Springfield fell from $12,264 (2008) to $9,833 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,264
2009	$11,524
2010	$12,204
2011	$13,392
2012	$10,799
2013	$9,544
2014	$12,566
2015	$12,077
2016	$12,197
2017	$11,205
2018	$12,477
2019	$12,034
2020	$12,065
2021	$11,807
2022	$8,916
2023	$9,833

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,5212024–25Skip 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 University of Illinois Springfield rose from $19,148 (2009) to $25,521 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$19,148
2010	$19,740
2011	$20,661
2012	$21,351
2013	$21,385
2014	$21,630
2015	$24,319
2016	$23,469
2017	$23,966
2018	$23,955
2019	$24,610
2020	$24,309
2021	$23,892
2022	$24,287
2023	$23,643
2024	$25,521

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2001	$3,611	$9,581
2002	$4,309	$10,879
2003	$4,610	$11,510
2004	$5,539	$13,549
2005	$6,257	$15,407
2006	$5,496	$12,818
2007	$6,348	$13,668
2008	$7,108	$14,428
2013	$9,178	$16,498
2014	$11,367	$20,517
2015	$11,413	$20,938
2016	$11,413	$20,938
2017	$11,413	$20,938
2018	$11,813	$21,338
2019	$11,813	$21,338
2020	$11,911	$21,526
2021	$11,911	$21,526
2022	$12,077	$21,842
2023	$12,252	$22,017

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Illinois Springfield reports published tuition by residency: $12,252 in-state versus $22,017 out-of-state — a $9,765 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Illinois Springfield reports 2,263 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

53.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Illinois Springfield 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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53.2%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 University of Illinois Springfield has wandered from Fall 2001 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 67.8% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 53.2%.

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
2001 cohort	56.4%
2002 cohort	56.7%
2003 cohort	67.2%
2004 cohort	67.8%
2005 cohort	60.9%
2006 cohort	47.2%
2007 cohort	43.1%
2008 cohort	48.7%
2009 cohort	47.9%
2010 cohort	49.8%
2011 cohort	50.2%
2012 cohort	51.3%
2013 cohort	54%
2014 cohort	55.1%
2015 cohort	53.4%
2016 cohort	53.2%
2017 cohort	61.4%
2018 cohort	53.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 2001–2018

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 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,119	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,651	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,444	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$10,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$10,813	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,073	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,447	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,000	$6,483
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,055	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,000	$7,768
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,772	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,751	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$18,491	$10,646
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,532	$10,384
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,831	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,184	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,128	$10,019

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

$47,432

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,900

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,103

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

University of Illinois Springfield admitted 2,087 of 2,430 applicants in Fall 2024. The 85.9% rate describes that application pool.

85.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $12,252 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,263 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 940–12001600

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Admissions

University of Illinois Springfield reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Illinois Springfield’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 480–610 and Math was 460–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 940–1200 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	480	540	610
SAT Math	460	530	590
ACT Composite	21	24	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Illinois Springfield received 2,430 applications and admitted 2,087 (85.9%), with 262 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

85.9%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	54.1%
Fall 2003	51.6%
Fall 2004	43.3%
Fall 2005	63.1%
Fall 2006	61.6%
Fall 2007	61.6%
Fall 2008	60.4%
Fall 2009	57.6%
Fall 2010	59.4%
Fall 2011	60.1%
Fall 2012	56.4%
Fall 2013	59.8%
Fall 2014	61.6%
Fall 2015	63.1%
Fall 2016	65.3%
Fall 2017	52.4%
Fall 2018	52.8%
Fall 2019	76.8%
Fall 2020	77.3%
Fall 2021	79.5%
Fall 2022	82%
Fall 2023	84.4%
Fall 2024	85.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

940–1200Fall 2024 · 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	990	1230
Fall 2007	930	1213
Fall 2012	890	1240
Fall 2013	905	1288
Fall 2014	860	1140
Fall 2015	940	1130
Fall 2016	886	1146
Fall 2017	1030	1270
Fall 2018	990	1218
Fall 2019	995	1220
Fall 2020	980	1190
Fall 2021	990	1250
Fall 2022	988	1220
Fall 2023	1010	1210
Fall 2024	940	1200

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 2024 · 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	21	28
Fall 2003	24	29
Fall 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	19	27
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	26
Fall 2013	20	27
Fall 2014	20	27
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	27
Fall 2018	20	27
Fall 2019	19	26
Fall 2020	19	27
Fall 2021	21	27
Fall 2022	20	27
Fall 2023	21	28
Fall 2024	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, 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

2,263Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Illinois Springfield has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 3,086 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,263.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,257
Fall 2003	2,386
Fall 2004	2,328
Fall 2005	2,446
Fall 2006	2,604
Fall 2007	2,696
Fall 2008	2,798
Fall 2009	2,920
Fall 2010	3,086
Fall 2011	3,012
Fall 2012	2,976
Fall 2013	2,959
Fall 2014	2,969
Fall 2015	2,857
Fall 2016	2,877
Fall 2017	2,833
Fall 2018	2,704
Fall 2019	2,613
Fall 2020	2,580
Fall 2021	2,441
Fall 2022	2,348
Fall 2023	2,292
Fall 2024	2,263

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

75%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 University of Illinois Springfield has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 84% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 75%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	79%
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	67%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	76%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	79%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	75%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Illinois Springfield

Faculty pay at University of Illinois Springfield averages $119,052 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Illinois Springfield as a primarily residential campus of 2,263 undergraduates — and 74.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Illinois Springfield's SAT section-percentile sums are 940–1200 — their midpoint is below the IL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Illinois Springfield's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 University of Illinois Springfield 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

University of Illinois Springfield85.9%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Illinois Springfield$12,252

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Illinois Springfield's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Illinois Springfield$57,103

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Illinois Springfield, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Illinois Springfield	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	85.9%	77%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$12,252	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,103	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Illinois Springfield, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

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

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$102,020
Mathematics	$72,681
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$69,334
Accounting and Related Services	$64,048
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,499
Biology, General	$59,817
Political Science and Government	$58,236
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,780
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$54,579
Communication and Media Studies	$52,588
Social Work	$50,516
English Language and Literature, General	$48,196
Psychology, General	$47,802
History	$45,641
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,026

These 15 fields listed for University of Illinois Springfield measure earnings after completion. The $57,103 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional University of Illinois Springfield fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Illinois Springfield report?

University of Illinois Springfield's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 940–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Illinois Springfield's acceptance rate?

85.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,087 admitted from 2,430 applicants.

How much does University of Illinois Springfield cost?

In-state tuition is $12,252; out-of-state students pay $22,017. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Illinois Springfield report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,103. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Illinois

Dominican University — 90.3% admitted
Roosevelt University — 97.2% admitted
Rockford University — 92.9% admitted
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale — 86.9% 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.