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Carbondale, IL · Nursing

Nursing at SIU Carbondale

SIU Carbondale graduates about 39 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 169th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year392% of the class
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole school

Around SIU Carbondale

Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut)
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut) - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Arena
Southern Illinois Arena - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Saluki Stadium in 2021, Dayton Flyers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis, September 1
Saluki Stadium 2021Photo: Sportsandweatherfreak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Illinois Department of Public Health, Student Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Student housing 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 5 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Prairie View A&M University 61
  2. Florida Southern College 61
  3. Utah State University 61
  4. Siena College 61
  5. Monmouth University 61
  6. D'Youville University 60
  7. Carroll University 60
  8. Russell Sage College 60

Other strong majors at SIU Carbondale

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SIU Carbondale with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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