Student life at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois · Public · 8,494 undergrads
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is highly residential. Its teams play in the NCAA. Campus housing ran $6,292 a year in 2023-24.
Living there
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Highly residential
Campus housing, per yearIPEDS, 2023-24
$6,292
Sports
College sports associationIPEDS, 2023
NCAA
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