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Blackburn College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Carlinville, Illinois. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Carlinville draws many to the area.

$20,761 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
66% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Blackburn College?

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Contact details for Blackburn are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 700 College Ave, Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217-854-3231
Website: www.blackburn.edu

How Do I Get Into Blackburn?

You can apply to Blackburn online at: blackburn.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Blackburn

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Blackburn?

66% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 66%, Blackburn does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Blackburn submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 590. Math scores were between 438 and 535.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Blackburn College  ( 450 to 590 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Blackburn College  ( 438 to 535 )
200
800
Blackburn received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 16 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Blackburn College  ( 12 to 23 )
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ACT Math Scores for Blackburn College  ( 17 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Blackburn College  ( 16 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Blackburn College?

$20,761 Net Price
90% Take Out Loans
2.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Blackburn is $20,761. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Blackburn, approximately 90% of students took out student loans averaging $5,285 a year. That adds up to $21,140 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Blackburn is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Blackburn College Undergraduate Student Diversity

405 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 414 undergraduate students at Blackburn, with 405 being full-time and 9 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 405 full-time undergraduates at Blackburn, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Blackburn College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 303
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Blackburn College. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Blackburn. The most popular countries sending students to the school are New Zealand, Canada, and Netherlands.

Online Learning at Blackburn College

26 Took All Classes Online
51 Took At Least One Class Online
3,925.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 51 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Blackburn has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Blackburn

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Blackburn College was 3,925.0%. This is the #25 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Blackburn regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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