Eastern Illinois University offers 50% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $4,699. Eastern Illinois University is a public college located in Charleston, Illinois. Its student population is 7,526. It is a four-year, medium, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 55%. Eastern Illinois University 4 year graduation rate is 33% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$4,699
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Eastern Illinois University | $26,492 | 50% | $4,699 | 55% | |
Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania | $37,236 | 47% | $4,874 | 88% | |
University Of Oregon | $53,741 | 50% | $4,690 | 83% | |
Indiana State University | $33,892 | 53% | $4,670 | 90% | |
University Of Maryland College Park | $12,336 | 52% | $4,584 | 47% | |
Wright State University Main Campus | n/a * | 51% | $4,413 | 95% | |
Brigham Young University Provo | $19,236 | 54% | $4,341 | 64% |
Colleges in Great Lakes Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Eastern Illinois University | $26,492 | 50% | $4,699 | 55% | |
Benedictine University | $48,360 | 50% | $11,200 | 63% | |
Indiana State University | $33,892 | 53% | $4,670 | 90% | |
University Of Cincinnati Main Campus | n/a * | 45% | $5,328 | 73% | |
Ashland University | $35,828 | 46% | $9,149 | 68% | |
Oakland University | $37,148 | 47% | $5,512 | 84% | |
Ohio State University Main Campus | n/a * | 49% | $6,800 | 52% | |
Grand Valley State University | $28,216 | 55% | $5,095 | 83% | |
Indiana University Bloomington | $51,222 | 48% | $7,592 | 77% | |
University Of Michigan Flint | $36,275 | 48% | $3,705 | 66% | |
Wright State University Main Campus | n/a * | 51% | $4,413 | 95% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Eastern Illinois University | 55 | $85,000 |
North Carolina A & T State University | 61 | $93,400 |
Austin College | 55 | $93,100 |
North Central College | 56 | $92,900 |
University Of Louisiana At Lafayette | 56 | $92,500 |
Hampshire College | 63 | $92,300 |
Mount Holyoke College | 51 | $92,100 |
Alfred University | 63 | $92,000 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Eastern Illinois University | 55 | $26,492 |
Central Baptist College | 61 | $24,300 |
Western Illinois University | 59 | $24,313 |
Lake Superior State University | 63 | $25,272 |
Edward Waters College | 56 | $25,283 |
University Of Wisconsin Madison | 52 | $25,973 |
Lincoln University | 49 | $26,495 |
University Of South Carolina Beaufort | 63 | $26,673 |
University Of Minnesota Morris | 63 | $26,684 |
Suny College Of Technology At Delhi | 64 | $27,090 |
Northern Illinois University | 54 | $27,205 |
Minnesota State University Mankato | 61 | $27,262 |
Metropolitan State University Of Denver | 59 | $27,489 |
University Of Alaska Southeast | 63 | $28,604 |
The University Of Montana Western | 60 | $28,691 |
Shaw University | 52 | $28,972 |
University Of Science And Arts Of Oklahoma | 53 | $29,039 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Eastern Illinois University | 55 | 33% |
Cumberland University | 62 | 37% |
Brenau University | 57 | 37% |
Midamerica Nazarene University | 59 | 37% |
Rutgers University Newark | 63 | 37% |
Concordia University Portland | 60 | 37% |
Belhaven University | 52 | 37% |
Medaille College | 63 | 37% |
University Of Charleston | 50 | 37% |
University Of Illinois At Springfield | 53 | 36% |
Lagrange College | 48 | 36% |
Greenville University | 48 | 36% |
Texas Lutheran University | 54 | 35% |
Catawba College | 52 | 35% |
Averett University | 61 | 34% |
Lake Superior State University | 63 | 34% |
University Of Mount Olive | 53 | 34% |
Marian University | 61 | 34% |
Benedictine University | 63 | 34% |
Suny College At Potsdam | 64 | 34% |
University Of Valley Forge | 59 | 34% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Eastern Illinois University | 50% | $4,699 |
University Of Pittsburgh Greensburg | 44% | $4,624 |
University Of Maryland College Park | 52% | $4,584 |
Eastern Washington University | 42% | $4,537 |
Brigham Young University Provo | 54% | $4,341 |
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