- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Chicago State University
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60628Founded 1867
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.csu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
IllinoisPublic
Chicago State University
Chicago State University is a public university in Chicago, Illinois, with 1,384 undergraduates. It admits 43% of applicants, graduates 15% within six years and costs $7,273 a year after aid.
15%graduate
Admission rate43%
Retention57%
4-year graduation4.4%
Pell Grant share63%
Federal loans75%
$7,273net price / year
43%admission rate
—average SAT
15%graduate in 6 years
$48,395median earnings, 10 yrs
$29,308median debt
#1,326 of 1,704 for earnings#81 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,680 of 1,738 for graduation rate#192 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $23,493tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,358
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $13,358
- Average net price
- $7,273national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,266
$30,001–48,000$5,793
$48,001–75,000$6,137
$75,001–110,000$13,863
$110,001+$8,093
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 43%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college43%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college57%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college15%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college63%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 15%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 4.4%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 37%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,342
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,395middle 50%: $28,175–$72,640
- Median debt at graduation
- $29,308
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,640
Median, Chicago State University$48,395
Lower quarter$28,175
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,384
- Part-time
- 31%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 28.7
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 63%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,878 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $28,026
- Endowment, end of year
- $8,512,681
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White2.7%
Hispanic9.8%
Black77%
Asian1.1%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown5.9%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities16%
Business & management16%
Psychology12%
Education12%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.0%
Health professions5.9%
Computer & information sciences5.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 144005. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q915866.