Eastern Illinois University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Eastern Illinois University, or EIU, is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. It was established in 1895 as Eastern Illinois State Normal School. It gradually grew from a two-year degree institution to a provider of baccalaureate and master degree programs. The university enrolls more than 12,000 students. In US News & World Report college rankings, EIU is classified as a Masters university.

Eastern Illinois University offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Humanities
• College of Business & Applied Sciences
• College of Education & Professional Studies
• College of Sciences
• Graduate School
• Honors College
• School of Continuing Education

EIU offers more than 150 student organizations. The university fields both men’s and women’s sports teams. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Panthers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, engineering technician, family and social work, liberal arts, and art studies.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,040 in 2009-2010 (11,168 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 82% of enrolled students and graduate students are 18%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Eastern Illinois University provides on-campus housing for 5,471 of its 11,168 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Ohio Valley Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 211 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 139 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Eastern Illinois University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (55 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (343 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (34 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,042 awarded)

• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Technical Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (114 awarded)

• Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (213 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (737 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (41 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (43 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (30 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (31 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (104 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (198 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Communication Disorders
• Psychology
• School Psychology