- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Roosevelt University
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60605Founded 1945
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1945
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.roosevelt.edu
IllinoisPrivate nonprofit
Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, Illinois, with 2,849 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 34% within six years and costs $21,512 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention62%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans53%
$21,512net price / year
97%admission rate
1011average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$56,800median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#952 of 1,704 for earnings#988 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,480 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,425 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
- $37,118tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $23,154
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,154
- Average net price
- $21,512national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,101
$30,001–48,000$19,773
$48,001–75,000$20,322
$75,001–110,000$23,974
$110,001+$27,989
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1011
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 465–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–575
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,921
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,800middle 50%: $36,347–$82,880
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,880
Median, Roosevelt University$56,800
Lower quarter$36,347
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
- 2,849
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 23.8
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,563 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,228
- Endowment, end of year
- $152,797,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White27%
Hispanic35%
Black22%
Asian4.2%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.5%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Visual & performing arts18%
Health professions14%
Education13%
Psychology9.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.6%
Computer & information sciences3.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 148487. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2124886.