After Southern Illinois University-Carbondale: graduation, pay and debt
Carbondale, Illinois · Public · 8,494 undergrads
56% of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale students finish within six years, the typical student earns $57,388 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$57.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
56%
finish within six years.
39%
finish in four years.
67%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
51%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
39%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
56%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
67%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
54%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
58%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,366
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,355
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$57,388
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$17,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
51%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers