Carl Sandburg College
About
Carl Sandburg College is a public community college with its main campus in Galesburg, Illinois. The college serves the west-central Illinois region, has a branch campus in Carthage and an off-campus site in downtown Galesburg.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 35 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 14.3%
- No Data30 · 85.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 11
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Sep 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Sep 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 778 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $355K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 106 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Carl Sandburg College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Carl Sandburg College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Carl Sandburg College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCarl Sandburg College | 50% | — | 1,603 | $1,036 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,001 | $6,718 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,297 | $2,943 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,360 | $5,359 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,906 | $11,510 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,720 | $3,957 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,224 | $7,599 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,856 | $6,596 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,669 | $6,839 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,960 | $3,271 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,015 | $7,309 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,467 | $8,388 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,156 | $4,542 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,446 | $5,571 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,492 | $7,210 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,247 | $6,584 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 50% | — | 2,156 | $6,590 |
Institutions like Carl Sandburg College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Carl Sandburg College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeIllinois
Black Hawk College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,001Net price$6,718View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Danville Area Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,297Net price$2,943View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Highland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,360Net price$5,359View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Illinois Central College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,906Net price$11,510View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Illinois Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,720Net price$3,957View data - Community CollegeIllinois
John A Logan College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,224Net price$7,599View data - Community CollegeIllinois
John Wood Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,856Net price$6,596View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Kaskaskia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,669Net price$6,839View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Lake Land College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,960Net price$3,271View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Rend Lake College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,015Net price$7,309View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Sauk Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,467Net price$8,388View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Shawnee Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,156Net price$4,542View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Southeastern Illinois College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,446Net price$5,571View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Southwestern Illinois College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,492Net price$7,210View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Spoon River College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,247Net price$6,584View data
Carl Sandburg College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional effectiveness is responsible for institution-wide accreditation, grants, data reporting and research, planning and professional development. It also oversees Title IV, equal employment opportunities, Freedom of Information (FOIA) Act.
Visit IR office page- Michelle JohnsonVice President of Institutional Resources
- Taylor Finch-McVayDirector of Accreditation
- Sara Cree ReedInstitutional Data Manager
- Conner ThompsonAssistant Manager of Data Assurance
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (8)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityFoundation ScholarshipsSandburg Foundationinstitution_site$225,000
- opportunityICCFA Teaching and Learning Excellence Conference ScholarshipIllinois Community College Faculty Associationinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityLife Happens GrantSandburg Foundationinstitution_site$750
- opportunityDental Hygiene Success Grantinstitution_site$500
- opportunityNursing Success Grantinstitution_site$500
- opportunityTextbook and Course Supplies GrantSandburg Foundationinstitution_site$500
- opportunityAltrusa International of Galesburg ScholarshipAltrusa International of Galesburginstitution_site
- opportunityTools of the Trade Success GrantSandburg Foundationinstitution_site
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