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Eastern Illinois University

About Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois University is a Public 4 Year university located in Charleston, Illinois. It is a large institution with an enrollment of 4319. The acceptance rate at Eastern Illinois University is 55%. The average high school GPA admitted into Eastern Illinois University is 3.15. Eastern Illinois University alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $34,400.00.

Eastern Illinois University student athletes compete as the Billy the Panther in the Ohio Valley Conference of the NCAA Division I-FCS.

Popular majors

  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
  • Family Studies and Consumer Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Communications
  • Biology
  • Sociology
  • Management Sciences and Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Accounting

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