Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale has demonstrated fluctuating acceptance rates over recent years. For the application year 2023, the overall acceptance rate was 90.4%, with 10,401 applicants and 9,407 students accepted. This marks a slight decrease from 2022, where the acceptance rate was 91.5% with 9,771 applicants. Notably, the acceptance rate dropped significantly to 66.3% in 2019, with 5,377 applicants, reflecting a trend of increasing selectivity in the years prior to 2023, especially as it peaked at 95.1% for the application year 2021.