EIU at a Glance

Campus

Location: 600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston, Ill. (map; directions)

Campus size: 320 acres (campus map, PDF)

Year founded: 1895

Administrators:
.....President: William L. Perry
.....Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs: Blair Lord
.....Vice President for Student Affairs: Daniel Nadler
.....Vice President for Business Affairs: William Weber
.....Vice President for External Relations: Jill Nilsen

Governing body: EIU Board of Trustees

Accolades: Consistently named one of the top Midwestern public universities in our class by U.S. News & World Report; one of The Princeton Review's Best Midwestern Colleges

Residential campus: Housing options include 12 residence halls, Greek Court, University Court and University Apartments.

Academics

Enrollment: 11,966

Degrees offered: Bachelor's, master's and specialist's

Colleges and schools:
.....College of Arts and Humanities
.....Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences
.....College of Education and Professional Studies
.....College of Sciences
.....Graduate School
.....Honors College
.....School of Continuing Education

Fields of study: 44 undergraduate majors, 55 minors; 25 graduate programs; five post-baccalaureate certificate programs

International study: We welcome many international students and provide opportunities for American students to study abroad.

National Student Exchange: Our students may study at another NSE-member institution for up to a year; EIU is also a host school.

Graduation rate: 61 percent

Faculty-student ratio: 1:15

Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Costs of attendance, 2009-2010 academic year

Tuition and fees: The following tuition rates are for new, full-time students entering in Fall 2009; rates represent the cost of 15 semester hours for undergraduates and 14 semester hours for graduate students. Costs vary according to year of entry and state of residency; see this page for more specific information. These numbers reflect the annual cost (fall and spring semesters combined).

.....undergraduate, in-state: $9,428.76
.....undergraduate, out-of-state: $23,768.76
.....graduate, in-state: $8,911.86
.....graduate, out-of-state: $22,295.86

Housing: $7,168 to $8,078, depending on meal plan chosen

Our textbook rental program saves the average student hundreds of dollars per semester. (Students have the option to purchase books if they wish.) The rental fee is included in the above tuition and fees.

Student recreation

Student Recreation Center: The Student Recreation Center serves more than 2,000 students daily with six indoor basketball/volleyball courts; a large fitness center with aerobic and body part machines; an eighth-mile jogging track; a free-weight area; an aerobic/multi-purpose room; a dance studio; and a lobby/lounge.

Activities offered: Intramural sport activities include nine team sports, 20 special events and five racquet sports.

Student Recreation Web site: www.eiu.edu/campusrec

Student organizations

Registered Student Organizations: Eastern has more than 150 recognized student organizations.

Greek Life: 27 fraternities and sororities

Student Life Web site: www.eiu.edu/~slo

Athletics

Nickname: Panthers

School colors: Blue and gray

Competition level: NCAA Division I (football is NCAA Football Championship Subdivision)

Conferences: Ohio Valley (baseball; men's and women's basketball; men's and women's cross country; men's and women's golf; football; men's and women's soccer; softball; men's and women's swimming; men's and women's tennis; men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field; volleyball), Missouri Valley (men's soccer), The Summit League (men's and women's swimming and diving), independent (women's rugby)

Athletics Web site: www.eiupanthers.com

More points of pride

• We produce more doctoral students than any other master's institution in Illinois; in fact, we're among the top 5 percent nationwide.

• The new Doudna Fine Arts Center combines state-of-the-art facilities for art, music and theatre students with top-quality cultural activities for the entire region.

• EIU is the first choice for more than 75 percent of new students in the Honors College, which attracts some of the best and brightest in the state.

• Eastern is known for being environmentally responsible. We have received many related awards, including being named the 2009 Outstanding College and University Recycling Program by the Illinois Recycling Association.

• Our alumni satisfaction rate is 96 percent after one year from graduation and 99 percent after nine years from graduation.

Alumni

Number of alumni: More than 70,000 across the nation

EIU in the NFL: EIU has a strong alumni presence in the NFL, including Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo; two head coaches, Sean Payton (New Orleans), Brad Childress (Minnesota); several assistant coaches; and former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan

Some of our other famous alumni: actors Burl Ives, Jerry Van Dyke, Joan Allen and John Malkovich; former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar; CNN sports anchor Larry Smith; ESPN radio personality John Jurkovic; UFC champion Matt Hughes; Metropolitan Opera tenor Matthew Polenzani; former professional athletes Kevin Duckworth, Marty Pattin, Kevin Seitzer and Jeff Gossett; and animal advocate Joan Embery

Alumni Association Web site: www.eiu.edu/~alumni

Updated October 12, 2009