Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 471 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 63%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $25,577per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 53%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,79410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Blackburn is the only student-managed work college in the United States.
Source: Work Program - Blackburn College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 63%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Blackburn College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $25,577full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $40,502sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $29,420Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 67%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,79410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,857federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 471Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 48%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 44%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Eureka College Eureka, IL — admits 85%
- Monmouth College Monmouth, IL — admits 91%
- Greenville University Greenville, IL — admits 98%
- Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE — admits 100%
Also worth a look
- Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY — admits 61%
- Florida College Temple Terrace, FL — admits 70%
- Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI — admits 72%
- York University York, NE — admits 52%
- College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME — admits 70%
- Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX — admits 67%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Blackburn College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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