Morehead State University (Morehead State) vs. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE)

Compare two schools with tuition, admission, test scores, and more academic characteristics.

  • Both Morehead State University (Morehead State) and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) are public.
  • Morehead State is located in Morehead, KY and SIUE is located in Edwardsville, IL.
  • Morehead State has more expensive tuition of $14,706 than SIUE ($12,922).
  • Morehead State has tighter acceptance rate of 79.62% than SIUE (89.51%).
  • SIUE is larger with 12,519 students than Morehead State (8,807 students).
Morehead State University
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
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#13 in Kentucky
Rankings#41 in Illinois
Public, 4-yearsSchool TypePublic, 4-years
Morehead, KYLocationEdwardsville, IL
Morehead StateKnown asSIUE
1 Year Certificate
Associate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Other)
Offered DegreesBachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)
Master's College and University (larger programs)Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Research University
Tuition & Fees
$9,838 Kentucky residents
$14,706 out-of-state
Undergraduate$11,748 Illinois residents
$12,922 out-of-state
$10,512Graduate$9,699 Illinois residents
$10,102 out-of-state
$8,644Financial Aid$8,626
Admission
$30 undergraduate
$30 graduate
Application Fee$40 undergraduate
$40 graduate
79.62%Acceptance Rate89.51%
31.35%Yield32.00%
Test Scores1,050 SAT, 23 ACT
Student Population
8,807Total Students12,519
8,215Undergraduate9,321
592Graduate3,198
1,202Online Enrollment1,951
Graduation Rate & Outcomes
47%Graduation Rate53%
Transfer-out Rate29%
68%Retention Rate71%
$37,000Average Earning after Graduation$50,800
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and Graduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 3,315)On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 3,002)
$6,570 average annual costs
Not offered or not ReportedMeal PlanNot offered or not Reported
Faculties and Staffs
14 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
314 Full-time
107 Part-time
Number of Faculties631 Full-time
268 Part-time
845 Full-time
200 Part-time
Number of Staffs2,102 Full-time
341 Part-time
$60,363 for Faculties
$45,464 Part-time
Average Salary$78,278 for Faculties
$55,486 Part-time
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023