University of
Illinois Springfield
Public College in Springfield, IL. Six-year graduation rate 52%. Median 10-year earnings $57,103.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $57,103 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 52% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $19,128, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 86%, University of Illinois Springfield takes nearly everyone who applies. 2,430 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Only 13% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. The score bands below rest on the 32% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
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 | 480–610 | 83 (32%) |
| SAT Math | 460–590 | |
| ACT Composite | 21–27 | 30 (11%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 52%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 75% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,292 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $10,809 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $5,778 at the $0–30k band to $16,544 at $110k+. About 75% get grants averaging $11,781, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 37% of students.
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 · 254 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 | $5,778 |
| $30–48k | $5,915 |
| $48–75k | $9,520 |
| $75–110k | $12,349 |
| $110k+ | $16,544 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 850 of these 2,292 students, totalling $5,759,428 — an average of $6,776 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sangamon 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)