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Eastern Illinois University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 320 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 320-acre campus in Charleston (population: 20,000), 55 miles from
- Urbana-Champaign. Served by air and bus; major airports serve Chicago (190
- miles) and St. Louis, Mo. (130 miles); train serves Mattoon (10 miles).
- School operates transportation to Chicago area on weekends.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 40% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 25% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms are used by 11% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing are used by 6% of the students.
- Fraternity housing are used by 4% of the students.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 43% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 57% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 70% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All unmarried freshmen must live on campus as space permits, unless living
with family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- 45% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 32% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $640 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are fair.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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