About Blackburn

Quick Facts

Blackburn offers more than 30 majors
Our direct cost for incoming freshmen for the 2017-2018 school year is only $29,652 – including room and board! Subtract your $5,500 work credit, and the remaining amount is just $24,152. That’s before a single grant or scholarship, and is substantially less than any other private college in the state.
Faculty to student ratio (12:1)
Blackburn is the least expensive, private four-year residential institution in the state of Illinois.
Blackburn College is the only nationally recognized Work College whose Work Program is student-managed.
All resident students are required to work a minimum of 160 hours each semester
Independent Presbyterian 4-year Liberal Arts College, founded 1837
60 Computers Available for General Student Usage
Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and NCAA Division III. Currently fields teams in 11 sports for men and women.
An 80-acre campus located on the north edge of Carlinville. Nine of 20 the buildings were built by students as part of the work program.