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Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·csu.edu
6-yr Graduation
15%
-18.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,238
peer median 5,181
Avg net price
$10,133
-$730 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
10,638
10,638 candidates competed
Admitted
4,602
43.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
173
3.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
15%-18.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
8%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
15%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
13%
Non-Pell
33%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 70 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 60 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
70
Passing
10
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

70programs
  • Passing10 · 14.3%
  • No Data60 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
60

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

10
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.2%
$79,288 vs $61,854
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+34.7%
$46,898 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+35.5%
$47,168 vs $34,808
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+42.2%
$65,619 vs $46,158
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+47.9%
$51,485 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+52.8%
$53,181 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+65.7%
$57,691 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+70.4%
$59,296 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
145%
$192,157 debt · $132,177 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
94%
$61,500 debt · $65,619 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
83%
$65,784 debt · $79,288 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
67%
$34,500 debt · $51,485 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
66%
$31,000 debt · $46,898 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
66%
$39,000 debt · $59,296 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
65%
$30,821 debt · $47,168 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
64%
$33,750 debt · $53,181 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1941Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 15

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Jun 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  4. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Sep 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,025
$30–48k$10,674
$48–75k$12,729
$75–110k$16,801
$110k+$9,392

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,133
-$729vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $10,863
Federal loans
61.3%
In-state tuition
$12,754
Out-of-state
$12,754

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,077 students received $6.0M in Pell grants, alongside $19.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,077
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.0M
$5,978,521 total
Direct Loans
$19.5M
2,019 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
712 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
678 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.2M
378 loan awards
Parent PLUS$590K
45 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7.0M
206 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,094 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,094
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.3%
2017
11.6%
2018
8.7%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Chicago State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

417 total completions
01Health Professions
7518.0%
02Education
6515.6%
03Computer Sciences
6415.3%
04Psychology
5613.4%
05Business
4711.3%
06Public Admin
266.2%
07Liberal Arts
235.5%
08Security/Protective
235.5%
09Library Science
215.0%
10Biological Sciences
174.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,238
12-mo unduplicated
2,854
Undergraduate
1,832
Graduate
1,022

Gender split

Men
30%862
Women
70%1,992

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
76.2%
Hispanic
7.0%
Unknown
6.9%
Non-resident
4.0%
White
2.8%
Two or more
2.1%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
144
77 M · 67 W
Women athletes
46.5%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$665K
$1.4M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$65K
$65K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
42 M · 48 W
$708K
Soccer
31 M · 21 W
$602K
Basketball
12 M · 13 W
$1.6M
Golf
13 M · 6 W
$439K
Tennis
6 M · 8 W
$309K
Volleyball
— · 11 W
$285K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.59
6 offenses · 2,317 students

3-year trend

0.762 yrs ago1.691 yr ago2.59Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

6total
  • On campus3
  • Public property3

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons21
Drugs00
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
147

Chicago State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Chicago State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectChicago State University
15%—2,238$10,133Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Governors State University
21%48.3%4,397$9,477Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Illinois Springfield
52%85.9%4,628$8,916Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northeastern Illinois University
22%74.6%5,734$13,550Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Western Illinois University
45%71.2%6,332$11,592Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Eastern Illinois University
47%65.3%8,505$14,093Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median34%71.2%5,181$10,863

Frequently asked questions about Chicago State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Chicago State.

What is the graduation rate at Chicago State University?

Chicago State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 15% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Chicago State University?

Chicago State University reports a total enrollment of 2,238 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Chicago State University?

The average net price at Chicago State University is $10,133 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Chicago State University?

Chicago State University's yield rate is 3.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Chicago State University located?

Chicago State University is located in Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598.

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