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Blackburn College

#580 in US ranking Carlinville, IL
Type:
Private not-for-profit
Programs:
4 years or more

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Cost

Cost / year
$40,502
Tuition & fees
$29,420
Avg. aid
$22,766
Receiving aid
100%

Admissions

Acceptance rate
63%
Avg. SAT
1007
Avg. ACT
20

Outcomes

Graduation rate
57%
Median salary
$39,217
1 yr after graduation

What are the graduation rates for students at Blackburn College?

Blackburn College's reported six-year graduation rate is 57% for the applicable entering cohort of first-time, full-time degree-seeking students. Its reported four-year rate is 50%. These measures follow students who began at Blackburn; they do not describe the eventual completion of every transfer or part-time student.

The difference between the four- and six-year figures shows that some students in the measured cohort completed after four years. The reported first-year retention rate is 67%, measuring a different outcome: whether first-time students returned for the following fall. None of these figures identifies why an individual student left, transferred, or took longer to finish.

For planning purposes, applicants should pair these cohort measures with a major-specific degree plan. Course availability, accepted transfer credits, and the number of credits taken each term will affect an individual timeline.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Blackburn College?

Federal College Scorecard field-of-study figures provide a limited snapshot of earnings after attending Blackburn College, not a forecast for every graduate. The reported median earnings one year after completion are $25,093 for biology and $26,105 for business administration in the corresponding reported cohorts.

These are program-level measures for graduates captured by the federal data and its employment criteria. They are not starting salaries promised by the college, and one year is too short to describe a full career. Earnings can vary with occupation, location, additional education, hours worked, and the size of the measured cohort. A biology graduate entering further study, for example, may have a different short-term earnings pattern from someone entering full-time employment.

Blackburn reports access to career counseling, résumé assistance, interview preparation, job-search resources, employer events, and alumni networking. Those services can support a search, but their availability should not be mistaken for a verified job-placement or salary outcome for a particular major.

Blackburn College Graduation Rate

Avg. graduation
57%
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation
57%

Blackburn College Retention and Employment

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
Employed 1 year after graduation
97%

Blackburn College Median Alumni Salary Over Time

1 year after graduation
$39,217
4 years after graduation
$46,015
5 years after graduation
$48,224
7 years after graduation
$60,213
10 years after starting college
$48,794

Alumni Salary for Blackburn College Degrees

Degrees

Avg. salary

Biology, General

$25,093

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$26,105

Blackburn College Graduations Per Degree

BACHELOR’S Degree

Women Men Total

Education

24630

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

9817

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

358

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

538

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology

246

Psychology

505

English Language and Literature/Letters

404

Visual and Performing Arts

404

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

022

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

101

Data last updated on November 5, 2026

Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026

Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.

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