Eastern Illinois University Nursing Programs

Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The surrounding location of Charleston is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Eastern Illinois University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

EIU has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#118	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at EIU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#47	Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#118	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Eastern Illinois University?

Contact details for EIU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920
Phone:	217-581-5000
Website:	https://www.eiu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/iameiu
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/eiu

How Do I Get Into EIU?

You can apply to EIU online at: https://www.eiu.edu/myeiu/index.php?type=signup

Admission Requirements for EIU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into EIU?

EIU has an acceptance rate of 52%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 47%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to EIU submitted their SAT scores.EIU received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Eastern Illinois University?

The overall average net price of EIU is $19,683. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At EIU, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,087 a year. That adds up to $24,348 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at EIU is 7.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,229 undergraduate students at EIU, with 3,990 being full-time and 2,239 being part-time.

There are also 1,577 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,990 full-time undergraduates at EIU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Illinois University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	939
Hispanic or Latino	352
White	2,294
International Students	118
Other Races/Ethnicities	237

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Illinois University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at EIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Eastern Illinois University

There are 14 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at EIU. In 2017-2018, 2,495 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at EIU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 28th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of EIU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Illinois University was 19.9%. This is the #556 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at EIU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of EIU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Nursing	17%
Registered Nursing	17%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at EIU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at EIU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Registered Nursing	#127
Nursing	#167

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Eastern Illinois University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	12	12
TOTAL	12	12

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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