Spoon River College

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#11268 / #2978
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Illinois

Spoon River College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2978
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,300
Graduation rate
43%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
774

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About Spoon River College

According to Wikipedia, Spoon River College is a public community college in Canton, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. Spoon River College's district comprises parts of Schuyler County, McDonough County, Mason County, and Knox County in West-Central Illinois.

Spoon River College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
66%43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Spoon River College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,300
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$6,434
30K - 48K$6,538
48K - 75K$7,069
75K - 110K$11,661
110K+$15,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Spoon River College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Spoon River College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,848 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Spoon River College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
1,6991,699

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Spoon River College?

Spoon River College is located at 23235 North County 22, Canton, IL 61520-8622.

How Safe is Spoon River College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Spoon River College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Spoon River College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Canton has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Spoon River College Known For?

Spoon River College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Spoon River College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Spoon River College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Biology
#6526
World Rank
#6545
Historical Rank
#1592
USA Rank

Spoon River College ranks #1592 in the U.S. and #6526 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Nursing
#4367
World Rank
#4367
Historical Rank
#1727
USA Rank

Spoon River College ranks #1727 in the U.S. and #4367 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Medical
#11477
World Rank
#11480
Historical Rank
#3211
USA Rank

Spoon River College ranks #3211 in the U.S. and #11477 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Computer Science
#11828
World Rank
#11836
Historical Rank
#3240
USA Rank

Spoon River College ranks #3240 in the U.S. and #11828 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees

Who Are Spoon River College's Most Influential Alumni?

Ray LaHood
A 16th United States Secretary of Transportation.