Blackburn College
Private College in Carlinville, IL. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $46,802.
Ten years after entry, the median Blackburn College student earns $46,802 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $24,242 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Blackburn College accepts 63% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. Only 910 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. About 26% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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58% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 67% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. The 11:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. The undergraduate body is just 389, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 348 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $18,460 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $16,838 at $0–30k, $23,305 at $110k+. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $25,182 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 67% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 85 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,838 |
| $30–48k | $14,781 |
| $48–75k | $12,329 |
| $75–110k | $23,013 |
| $110k+ | $23,305 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 234 of these 348 students, totalling $1,428,656 — an average of $6,105 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Macoupin County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)