OU-Athens vs Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIU)

Ohio University-Main Campus and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, both public research universities, offer distinct educational experiences. Ohio University boasts a higher acceptance rate (84%) compared to Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (79%). While Ohio University's student body is more diverse, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has a slightly higher graduation rate (58% vs. 56%). Explore the detailed comparison table to discover more differences, including popular majors, student demographics, and financial aid options, to help you make an informed decision about your academic journey.

	Ohio University-Main Campus	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Overview
Location	Athens, Ohio	Carbondale, Illinois
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	81.0%	75.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	88.6%	95.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $65
SAT range	1070 - 1290	930 - 1160
ACT range	22 - 27	20 - 28
Students submitting SAT score	12.0%	43.0%
Students submitting ACT score	49.0%	18.0%
Total number of applicants	21,733	6,987
Total number of admissions given out	19,245	6,648
Admitted students who chose to enroll	3,664	1,422
Yield rate	19.0%	21.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $28,616 Out of state: $38,586	$29,903
Average net price	$20,496	$15,976
Tuition	In state: $12,840 Out of state: $22,810	$9,638
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,308 Meal plan: $6,918	Room/dormitory: $6,292 Meal plan: $4,330
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $8,756	91.0% Average amount $13,301
Students receiving federal student loan	49.0% Average amount $4,890	55.0% Average amount $5,362
Students taking out private loans	8.0% Average amount $10,581	8.0% Average amount $12,619

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	18,399 Men 39.6% Women 60.4%	8,147 Men 51.4% Women 48.6%
Graduate students	6,398 Men 42.2% Women 57.8%	3,119 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	15.7%	17.5%
International students	3.9%	7.7%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	7,173	4,492
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois New York West Virginia	Illinois Missouri Indiana Tennessee Wisconsin

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Communication and Journalism Engineering	Health Professions Education Engineering Technologies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Transportation and Logistics
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	66.9%	45.3%
Dropout rate	4.1%	53.2%
Transferred out	27.6%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,330 Year 2: $100,690 Year 3: $103,464 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,459 Year 2: $97,959 Year 3: $101,078 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,050 Year 2: $87,051 Year 3: $94,807 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,017 Year 2: $90,283 Year 3: $94,522 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $73,933 Year 2: $82,440 Year 3: $84,182 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $69,081 Year 2: $70,719 Year 3: $74,325 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,115 Year 2: $67,202 Year 3: $72,469 Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $55,332 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $70,864 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,736 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $70,825 Air Transportation (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,402 Year 2: $50,465 Year 3: $69,646	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $101,053 Year 2: $104,597 Year 3: $108,594 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,138 Year 2: $65,905 Year 3: $75,851 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,097 Year 2: $64,068 Year 3: $70,959 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $55,319 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $66,942 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,274 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $66,280 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,465 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $62,788 Architecture (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,426 Year 2: $53,219 Year 3: $62,608 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,372 Year 2: $55,211 Year 3: $62,306 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,213 Year 2: $55,061 Year 3: $62,169 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,024 Year 2: $49,840 Year 3: $62,089

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