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Graduating soon or preparing for college? Understand different college types, admission info, famous alumni, and open house dates in IL and IN.
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College Admissions Information By: Whitney Bennett
Do you understand the difference between a 4-year college, a 2-year college, and trade schools?
Commuter Campus • Location: Mattoon, IL • Size: Over 7,000 students both part-time and full-time • Cost to attend (In-district Resident): $4,110/year • Tuition (15 credit hours): $3,165 • Fees (Includes textbook rental): $945 • Top Majors • Business • Nursing (Associate Degree) • Criminal Justice • Agriculture • Admission Requirements: Open admissions policy • Application Fee: Free • Student to Staff ratio: 20:1 • Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • Brad Halbrook (Illinois General Assembly) • Gary Gaetti (Baseball Player) • Rex Morgan (Basketball Player) • Laker Visit Days (Open House) • October 11 • November 22
Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/lakelandcollege • https://twitter.com/LakeLandBuzz • https://www.youtube.com/user/LakeLandCollegeIL • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://www.lakelandcollege.edu/financialaid/
Location: Terre Haute, IN • Size: Over 13,000 students • Cost to attend (Interstate/Midwestern): $22,656/year • Tuition: $11,656 • Room/Board: $10,800 • Student Recreation Fee: $200 • Textbooks (Buy on own): $800 - $1,200/year • Student to Staff ratio: 20:1 • Top Majors • Criminology • Nursing • Business • Psychology • Elementary Education • Admission Requirements • High School Course Pattern • Indiana Core 40 or Equivalent • https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/student-assistance/core-40-and-honors-diploma-summary-class-2016-updated-june-2018.pdf • 2.5 GPA • Application Fee: $25 • Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • Larry Bird (Basketball Player) • Tony George (Founder of Indy Racing League) • Jim Lewis (President of Disney Vacation Club)
Open House Dates • Honors College • Tuesday, October 8 • Thursday, October 24 • Tuesday, November 5 • Thursday, November 21 • Sycamore Day • Friday, October 18 • Monday, February 17 • College of Health and Human Services Preview Day • Saturday, October 26 • Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/IndianaState • https://twitter.com/indianastate • https://www.instagram.com/indianastateuniversity/ • https://www.youtube.com/user/IndianaStateU • https://snapchat.com/add/indianastateu • https://statemagazine.com/ • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://www.indstate.edu/financial-aid
Housinghttps://www.indstate.edu/reslife/find-your-spot/housing-areas/all(812) 237-3993 or toll-free (888) 824-3920Reslife@indstate.edu • Burford Complex • Burford Hall • Co-Ed by floor • Erickson Hall • Psychology majors • PickerlHall • Honors students • Downtown Living • 500 Wabash • Lincoln Complex • Lincoln Quad • Upperclassman, Greek organizations, Fine Arts students • Reeve Hall • 8 sororities • Sandison Complex • Hines Hall • College of Health/Human Services • Jones Hall • Co-Ed by room • Multi-Cultural Men Achieving Scholarhsip • Sandison Hall • Co-Ed by room • Sycamore Complex (Populated by freshman) • Blumberg Hall • SE corner, Co-Ed by floor • Cromwell Hall • SW corner, Co-Ed by floor • Mills Hall • NE corner, Co-Ed by floor • LEAP and Legal Studies students • Rhoads Hall • NE corner, Co-Ed by floor
Location: Charleston, IL • Size: over 7,000 students • Cost to attend (Illinois Residents): $21,631.24/year • Tuition (15 credits/semester): $9,060 • Room/Board: $9,642 • Fees: $2,636.74 • Textbooks (Rental): $292.50 • Top Majors • Business • Liberal Arts and Sciences • Parks & Recreation • Communication & Journalism • Family and Consumer Sciences • Admission Requirements • 2.5 GPA • SAT: 960 • ACT: 18 • High School Course Pattern • 4 years of English • 3 years of Mathematics • 2 years of Social Studies • 2 years of Science • 2 years of the same Foreign Language • Application Fee: $30 • Free until October 15th • Student to Staff ratio: 13:1
Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • Tony Romo (Football Player) • Sean Payton (Football Coach) • Jimmy Garoppolo (Football Player) • Jim Edgar (Former Governor of Illinois) • Joan Allen (Actress) • Ted Gregory (Football Player) • Open House Dates • October 14 • November 11 • Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/iameiu • https://twitter.com/eiu • https://www.youtube.com/user/IAMEIU • https://vimeo.com/eiu/ • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://www.eiu.edu/finaid/
Housinghttps://www.eiu.edu/housing/housingoptions.php217-581-5111Housinghttps://www.eiu.edu/housing/housingoptions.php217-581-5111 • Residence Halls • Andrews Hall • All female • Douglas Hall • All male • Lawson Hall • Co-Ed by floor • Lincoln Hall • All female • Pemberton Hall • All female • Stevenson Hall • Co-Ed • Taylor Hall • Co-Ed by floor • Thomas Hall • Co-Ed by floor • Residence Halls • Triad • Ford Hall • Co-Ed by floor • McKinney Hall • Co-Ed by floor • Well Hall • Co-Ed by wing • Greek Court • Apartments • University Apartments • University Court Apartments
Location: Champaign/Urbana, IL • Size: Over 48,000 students • Undergraduate: 33,700 • Graduate: 14,700 • Cost to attend (Illinois Resident): $31,390 - $36,394/year • Tuition & Fees: $16,210 - $21,214 • Room/Board: $11,480 • Textbooks/Supplies: $1,200 • Other Expenses: $2,500 • Student to Staff ratio: 20:1 • Admission Requirements: • SAT: 1280 – 1490 • ACT: 27 – 33 • GPA: 3.45 – 3.92 • Application Fee: $50 • Top Majors • Accounting • Psychology • Economics • Electrical and Electronics Engineering • Civil Engineering
Open House Dates • Orange and Blue Days • October 14 • October 18 • October 25 • November 11 • Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • Hugh Hefner (Magazine Publisher) • Larry Ellison (Businessman) • Roger Ebert (Film Critic) • Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/illinois.edu • https://twitter.com/Illinois_Alma • https://www.snapchat.com/add/uofillinois • https://www.instagram.com/illinois1867/ • https://www.youtube.com/user/Illinois1867 • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://admissions.illinois.edu/Invest/financial-aid
Housinghttps://housing.illinois.edu/(217) 333-7111 • Residence Halls • Urbana North • Unit One/Allen Hall • Liberal Arts – Co-Ed • Busey (All female) and Evans (All male) • Townsend and Wardall • Co-Ed • Leonard and Shelden • Co-Ed • Urbana South • Oglesby and Trelease • Co-Ed • Babcock, Blaisdell, Carr, and Saunders • Co-Ed • Apartments • Orchard Downs • Graduate students, students with families • Goodwin-Green • Graduate students, students with families • Ashton Woods • Sophomores or above, Graduate students, students with families • Residence Halls • IkenberryCommons North • Barton (All female) and Lundgren (All male) • Hopkins • Co-Ed • Nugent • Honors Living – Co-Ed • Wassaja • Business – Co-Ed • Weston • Weston Exploration – Co-Ed • Ikenberry Commons South • Bousfield • Transfers – Co-Ed • Scott • Mix with freshman and transfers – Co-Ed • Snyder • Substance-free lifestyle – Co-Ed • Taft-Van Doren • Co-Ed • Greek Housing
Location: Edwardsville, IL • Size: Over 13,000 students • Cost to attend (Illinois Resident): $22,100/year • Tuition: $9,123 • Room/Board: $9,881 • Fees (Includes textbook rental): $3,096 • Top Majors (Top 5) • Nursing • Undecided • Psychology • Computer Science • Pre-Pharmacy • Admission Requirements: • Meet deadlines • High School Course Pattern • 4 years of English • 3 years of Math • 3 years of Lab Science • 3 years of Social Science • 2 years of Electives • 2.5 GPA • 960 SAT • 18 ACT • Application Fee: $40 • Will waive if students meet specific criteria • Student to Staff ratio: 17:1
Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • “Big Show” Paul Wight II (WWE Wrestler) • Kathleen Madigan (Comedian) • Stephnie Weir (Actress) • Open House Dates • Fall 2019 • Monday, October 14 • Saturday, November 2 • Monday, November 11 • Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/siuedwardsville • https://twitter.com/siue • https://www.youtube.com/user/siueweb • https://www.instagram.com/siuedwardsville/ • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://www.siue.edu/financial-aid/
Housinghttps://www.siue.edu/housing/(618) 650‑3931housing@siue.eduHousinghttps://www.siue.edu/housing/(618) 650‑3931housing@siue.edu • First Year Housing • Bluff Hall • Engineering/Technology and Honors students • Prairie Hall • Health Professionals, Education, and Social/Human Behavior students • Woodland Hall • Nursing, Math/Science, and Business students • Upperclass Housing • Evergreen Hall • Cougar Village • Transfer Focused Community • Family Housing
Location: Carbondale, IL • Size: Over 12,000 students • Cost to attend: $26,626/year • Tuition (15 credit hours): $9,638 • Room/Board: $10,622 • Fees: $5,266 • Textbooks/Supplies: $1,100 • Top Majors • Business • Education • Engineering Technology • Health Professions • Agriculture • Admission Requirements • High School Course Pattern • 4 years of English • 3 years of social studies • 3 years of mathematics • 3 years of science • 2 years of elective • ACT composite of 23 (SAT 1130) – 2.0 GPA OR • ACT composite of 18 (SAT 940) – 3.0 GPA • Application Fee: $4 • Student to Staff ratio: 13:1
Open House Dates • October 12 • November 9 • Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • Joan Higginbotham (Engineer/Astronaut) • Jim Belushi (Actor) • Melissa McCarthy (Actress) • Links • Social media • https://twitter.com/siuc • https://www.facebook.com/SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondale • https://www.instagram.com/thisissiu/ • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://fao.siu.edu/
Housinghttps://www.housing.siu.edu/618.453.2301housing@siu.eduHousinghttps://www.housing.siu.edu/618.453.2301housing@siu.edu • East Campus • Mae Smith • Neely Residence • Schneider Hall • University Hall • West Campus (Thompson Point Residence Halls) • Abbott Hall • Bailey Hall • Baldwin Hall • Bowyer Hall • Brown Hall • Felts Hall • Kellogg Hall • Pierce Hall • Smith Hall • Steagall Hall • Warren Hall
Commuter Campus • Location: Champaign, IL • Size: Over 11,000 students • Cost to attend (Out-of-District): $21,580/year • Tuition & Fees: $11,580 • Room/Board: $5,500 • Textbooks: $1,200 • Transportation: $1,800 • Misc. Expenses: $1,500 • Top Majors • Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Assistant • Liberal Arts and Sciences • Registered Nursing • Admission Requirements • Open admissions policy • Application Fee: $50 • Student to Staff ratio: 17:1 • Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • Kevin Kiermaier (Baseball Player) • Jeremih (Singer) • Jehan Gordon-Booth (Illinois House of Representatives)
Open House Dates • Campus Visit Day • October 14 • 10am • 2pm • All College Open House • November 1 • 12pm – 2pm • Health Professions • November 1 • 12pm – 2pm • Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/pc.community/ • https://www.instagram.com/parkland_college/ • https://twitter.com/parklandcollege • https://www.youtube.com/user/ParklandCollege • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://www.parkland.edu/Main/About-Parkland/Department-Office-Directory/Financial-Aid-and-Veteran-Services/Types-of-Aid
Location: Indianapolis, IN • Size: Over 29,000 students • Cost to attend (Out-of-State, MSEP): $27,596/year • Tuition & Fees: $13,992 • Room/Board: $10,000 • Textbooks: $1,110 • Transportation: $374 • Personal: $2,120 • Top Majors • Business • Health Professions • Engineering • Liberal Arts and Sciences • Computer and Information Sciences • Admission Requirements • High School Course Plan • Indiana Core 40 • 1000-1190 SAT • 19-26 ACT • Application essay and GPA are determined • Application Fee: $65 • Student to Staff ratio: 15:1 • Open House Dates • October 11 • October 25
Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • David Wolf (Astronaut) • Samuel D. Jackson (U.S. Senator) • Gary Varvel (Cartoonist) • Links • Social media • https://twitter.com/IUPUI • https://www.facebook.com/IUPUI • https://www.instagram.com/iupui/ • https://www.youtube.com/user/IUPUIocm • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://studentcentral.iupui.edu/funding/index.html
Housinghttp://housing.iupui.edu/317.274.7200reslife@iupui.eduHousinghttp://housing.iupui.edu/317.274.7200reslife@iupui.edu • Traditional Residence Halls • Ball Residence • Co-Ed • Living Your Freshman Experience (LYFE) • University Tower • Co-Ed • Honors community, Kelley House (Business), HHSC (Health/Human Sciences), SPEA (Public/Environmental Affairs), and LYFE • North Hall • Co-Ed • STEM, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), Health Careers, Qmmunity, Informatics and Computing (SOIC), Liberal Arts, and Diversity Enrichment and Achievement Program (DEAP) • Apartment-Style Community • Townhomes • Offers 1 and 2 bedroom fully furnish apartments • Riverwalk Apartments • Offers 1,2, and 4 bedroom fully furnish apartments
Location: Bloomington, IN • Size: Over 43,000 students • Cost to attend (Out-of-State): $51,222/year • Tuition & Fees: $36,512 • Room/Board: $10,830 • Textbooks: $1,110 • Transportation: $650 • Personal: $2,120 • Top Majors • Business • Public Administration • Computer and Information Sciences • Kinesiology and Exercise Science • Biology • Admission Requirements • B average • Indiana Core 40 • 1180-1370 SAT • 25-31 ACT • Application Fee: $65 • Student to Staff ratio: 16:1 • Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • Suzanne Collins (TV Writer/Author) • Mark Cuban (Businessman) • Amanda Shull (Actress)
Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/IndianaUniversity • https://twitter.com/IUBloomington • https://www.instagram.com/iubloomington/ • https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianaUniversityBloomington1820 • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://admissions.indiana.edu/cost-financial-aid/financial-aid.html
Housinghttps://rps.indiana.edu/(812) 855-1764rpshelp@indiana.edu • Central • Ashton • Collins • Eigenmann • Hillcrest • Teter • Union Street Center • Wright • Northeast • Banta and Nutt • Campus View • Evermann • Redbud Hill • Tulip Tree • Northwest • Briscoe • Foster • McNutt • South East • 3rd & Union • Forest • Mason • Read • Spruce • University East • Wells • Willkie
Location: West Layfette, IN • Size: Over 43,000 students • Cost to attend (Out-of-State): $41,844/year • Tuition & Fees: $28,794 • Room/Board: $10,030 • Textbooks: $1,190 • Transportation: $320 • Misc.: $1,510 • Top Majors • Business • Mechanical Engineering • Industrial Engineering • Computer Science • Accounting • Admission Requirements • High School Course Plan • 4 years of Math • 4 years of English • 3 years of Lab Science • 3 years of Social Studies • 2 years of Foreign Language • 1190-1390 SAT • 25-32 ACT • 3.5-3.9 GPA • Application Fee: $60 • Student to Staff ratio: 13:1
Fun Facts • Neil Armstrong (Astronaut) • Drew Brees (Football Player) • Jim Gaffigan (Comedian) • Open House Dates • Fall Preview Days • October 11 • October 18 • October 24 • October 25 • November 8 • Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/PurdueUniversity/?_ga=2.220285137.892270949.1569510399-1013580665.1569174085 • https://twitter.com/lifeatpurdue • https://www.youtube.com/user/PurdueUniversity?_ga=2.220285137.892270949.1569510399-1013580665.1569174085 • https://www.snapchat.com/add/lifeatpurdue?_ga=2.220285137.892270949.1569510399-1013580665.1569174085 • https://www.instagram.com/lifeatpurdue/ • Financial Aid & Scholarships • https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/costsandfinaid/index.php
Housinghttps://www.housing.purdue.edu/Housing/index.html(765) 494-1000 • Female Only • Windsor Hall • Meredith Hall • Meredith Hall South • Male Only • Cary Quadrangle • Tarkington Hall • Co-Ed Housing • Earhart Hall • First Street Towers • Harrison Hall • Hawkins Hall • Hillenbrand Hall • Hilltop Apartments • Honors College and Residences • McCutcheon Hall • Owen Hall • Purdue Village • Shreve Hall • Third Street Suites • Third Street Suites North • Wiley Hall
Location: Vincennes, IN • Size: Over 17,000 students • Cost to attend: $17,823.80/year • Tuition: $5,803.80 • Room/Board: $10,434 • Fees: $300 • Textbooks: $1,286 • Top Majors • Liberal Arts and Humanities • Nursing • Aircraft Maintenance • Machine and Metal Working • Business • Admission Requirements • High School Diploma OR • GED or TASC transcript OR • 24 hours of postsecondary credit • Application Fee: $50 • Student to Staff ratio: 28:1 • Open House Dates • October 25 • November 9 • Fun Facts • Famous Alumni • John Mellencamp (Actor/Musician) • Shawn Marion (Basketball Player) • Newton Lee (Computer Scientist)
Links • Social media • https://www.facebook.com/vincennesuniversity?fref=ts • https://twitter.com/vincennesu • https://www.youtube.com/user/vinu1801 • Financial Aid/Scholarships • https://www.vinu.edu/web/financial-services/financial-aid
Housinghttps://www.vinu.edu/web/housing-and-residential-life812.888.4225housing@vinu.eduHousinghttps://www.vinu.edu/web/housing-and-residential-life812.888.4225housing@vinu.edu • Clark Hall • Private/handicap suites • 2 bedroom (4 person) • Ebner Hall • Technology field male students • STEM major female students • Suite style, common living room surrounded by up to 8 single bedrooms • Godare Hall • Single sex or coeducational housing • 2 person rooms • Harrison Hall • All male • 2 person and private rooms • Morris Hall • 2 person rooms • Single sex or coeducational housing • Vanderburgh Hall • All female • Suite style with 2 rooms joined by master bath • Vigo Hall • Single sex or coeducational housing • 2 person rooms
Location: Greencastle, IN • Size: Over 2,000 students • Cost to attend: $66,746/year • Tuition: $50,278 • Room/Board: $13,480 • Fees: $868 • Textbooks: $900 • Personal/Transportation: $1,300 • Top Majors • Economics • Communications • Computer Science • Psychology • Biology • Admission Requirements • High School Course Plan • 4 years of English • 3-4 years of Science • 4 years of Math • 4 years of Social Science • 2 years of same Foreign Language • 1180-1360 SAT • 24-29 ACT • Application Fee: $40 • Student to Staff ratio: 9:1