Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL

Blackburn College admitted 892 of 1,113 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (80.1%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at Blackburn College

Three things Blackburn College published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Test policy1 of 3

Blackburn College reports that test scores are not considered at all.

That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Trend2 of 3

The admit rate rose from 52% to 80% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.

Fall 201852%
Fall 202380%

Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023

Cost3 of 3

Families paid $18,460 on average after aid.

Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.

Source: the College Scorecard

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

80.1%

892 admitted of 1,113 applicants

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Where do you actually stand at Blackburn College?

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

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How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

Fall 201852%
Fall 202380%

Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 52% to 80%.

What Blackburn College says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

  • Course rigorrequired

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • GPArequired

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Essayconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Recommendationsconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Class rankconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Not considered

  • Test scores

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $18,460 a year.

Family income under $30k
$16,838
$30k–$48k
$14,781
$48k–$75k
$12,329
$75k–$110k
$23,013
Over $110k
$23,305

Source: the College Scorecard

Published deadlines

Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.

  • Rolling AdmissionAugust 1, 2027

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