- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Governors State University
University Park, ILSuburb: largeZIP 60484Founded 1969
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1969
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.govst.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
IllinoisPublic
Governors State University
Governors State University is a public university in University Park, Illinois, with 2,556 undergraduates. It admits 48% of applicants, graduates 23% within six years and costs $15,833 a year after aid.
23%graduate
Admission rate48%
Retention56%
4-year graduation15%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans38%
$15,833net price / year
48%admission rate
—average SAT
23%graduate in 6 years
$61,863median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#699 of 1,704 for earnings#549 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,630 of 1,738 for graduation rate#234 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
- $28,740tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,124
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $13,124
- Average net price
- $15,833national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,403
$30,001–48,000$13,369
$48,001–75,000$13,326
$75,001–110,000$22,036
$110,001+$23,297
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 48%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college48%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college56%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college23%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 23%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 15%
- First-year retention
- 56%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,165
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,863middle 50%: $40,315–$86,500
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,500
Median, Governors State University$61,863
Lower quarter$40,315
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
- 2,556
- Part-time
- 32%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 27.9
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,619 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,036
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,797,016
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White28%
Hispanic20%
Black41%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown2.8%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Psychology16%
Computer & information sciences11%
Health professions11%
Liberal arts & humanities9.7%
Education6.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.4%
Public administration & social service4.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 145336. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1540471.