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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

Chicago, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x/pages/default.aspx

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 18% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-district tuition and fees are $4,590 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $15,150 (2024). Fall enrollment is 9,303 students, and 13,821 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
18%
—
Total enrollment
9,303
peer median 12,728
Avg net price
$7,220
+$661 vs Community College
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About

Malcolm X College is a community college located in Chicago, Illinois, and is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system. It focuses on providing higher education and workforce training, with known emphasis on health sciences. The specific founding year is not mentioned in the source.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
18%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

2.6pp gap
Pell recipients
17%86 of 503
Non-Pell (all)
20%28 of 143
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
20%28 of 142

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 29 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
29
Passing
6
20.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
3.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.4%
+2.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

29programs
  • Passing6 · 20.7%
  • No Data22 · 75.9%
  • Failing1 · 3.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
22

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.

7
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-25.0%
$26,123 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.8%
$43,108 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+36.5%
$47,500 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+47.5%
$51,326 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+118.0%
$75,878 vs $34,808
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+149.0%
$86,686 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+156.2%
$89,178 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
12%
$5,750 debt · $47,500 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$9,000 debt · $75,878 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$10,587 debt · $89,178 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
11%
$4,625 debt · $43,108 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1967Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 13

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Nov 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Oct 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  5. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

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$6,712
$30–48k$6,871
$48–75k$8,591
$75–110k$10,176
$110k+$14,355

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

Avg net price
$7,220
+$661vs Community College median $6,559
Federal loans
2.8%
In-district tuition and fees
$4,590
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$15,150

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, 5,630 students received $23.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,630
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$23.2M
$23,218,782 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
488 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
6k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$769K
251 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$810K
237 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 365 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (3.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.2%
+0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
365
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.6%
2017
15.5%
2018
9.4%
2019
3.2%
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 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

796 total completions
01Liberal Arts
35144.1%
02Health Professions
27834.9%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
13316.7%
04Personal/Culinary
182.3%
05Family/Consumer Sci
151.9%
06Security/Protective
10.1%
07Computer Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
9,303
12-mo unduplicated
13,821
Undergraduate
13,821
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
27%3,731
Women
73%10,090

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
50.8%
Black
37.1%
White
4.8%
Two or more
3.0%
Asian
2.8%
Non-resident
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
69
40 M · 29 W
Women athletes
42.0%
Athletic aid
$417K
Total student aid
Budget
$681K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$239K
$178K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$14K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
20 M · 16 W
$322K
Soccer
20 M · —
$192K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$126K

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
3.12
25 offenses · 8,011 students

3-year trend

3.362 yrs ago2.051 yr ago3.12Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
62
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
23
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
15
Aggravated assault
5
Robbery
4
Burglary
1

By location

25total
  • On campus1
  • Public property24

VAWA offenses

7
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
2
Stalking
10 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
131

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectCity Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
—Open admission9,303$7,220Community College
Antelope Valley Community College District
—Open admission13,532$3,860Baccalaureate
Bergen Community College
—Open admission11,720$10,345Community College
Camden County College
—Open admission7,622$5,996Community College
Central Arizona College
—Open admission5,053$4,714Community College
Cerritos College
—Open admission21,859$2,424Community College
Citrus College
—Open admission10,429$4,135Community College
Coastline Community College
—Open admission9,008$16,341Community College
College of DuPage
—Open admission26,224$7,401Community College
College of Lake County
—Open admission12,530$7,607Community College
College of the Canyons
—Open admission18,075$3,702Community College
Collin County Community College District
—Open admission39,548$8,969Baccalaureate
Community College of Philadelphia
—Open admission12,926$11,911Community College
Compton College
—Open admission5,225$12,647Community College
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
—Open admission20,123$4,976Community College
CUNY Bronx Community College
—Open admission6,787$4,462Community College
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
—Open admission18,165$5,606Community College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
—Open admission14,494$6,120Community College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
—Open admission10,337$4,458Community College
Cuyamaca College
—Open admission8,905$6,618Community College
Cypress College
—Open admission15,924$4,606Baccalaureate
Dallas College
—Open admission69,749$3,214Community College
De Anza College
—Open admission17,425$6,642Community College
Delaware County Community College
—Open admission7,402$6,576Community College
East Los Angeles College
—Open admission33,677$10,852Community College
El Camino Community College District
—Open admission21,664$5,968Community College
Elgin Community College
—Open admission10,251$6,026Community College
Essex County College
—Open admission7,026$4,436Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College
—Open admission10,109$12,254Community College
Evergreen Valley College
—Open admission9,336$12,414Community College
Foothill College
—Open admission12,949$7,653Baccalaureate
Fullerton College
—Open admission19,521$6,134Community College
GateWay Community College
—Open admission5,553$13,339Community College
Gateway Technical College
—Open admission10,100$12,928Community College
Gavilan College
—Open admission6,083$6,542Community College
Glendale Community College
—Open admission12,075$8,365Community College
Golden West College
—Open admission10,721$4,824Community College
Grossmont College
—Open admission14,440$5,311Community College
Houston Community College
—Open admission53,253$5,737Community College
Hudson County Community College
—Open admission7,763$7,307Community College
Irvine Valley College
—Open admission13,018$2,090Community College
Joliet Junior College
—Open admission14,414$1,672Community College
Lone Star College System
—Open admission73,077$11,252Community College
Long Beach City College
—Open admission24,985$6,202Community College
Los Angeles City College
—Open admission14,611$10,261Community College
Los Angeles Harbor College
—Open admission9,463$13,250Community College
Los Angeles Mission College
—Open admission10,690$13,380Community College
Los Angeles Pierce College
—Open admission16,906$13,270Community College
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
—Open admission12,519$12,323Community College
Los Angeles Valley College
—Open admission15,999$12,152Community College
Mesa Community College
—Open admission17,077$12,132Community College
Middlesex College
—Open admission12,044$2,288Community College
MiraCosta College
96%Open admission11,478$7,339Baccalaureate
Mission College
—Open admission6,909$5,080Community College
Mt San Antonio College
—Open admission29,971$6,490Community College
Nassau Community College
—Open admission12,301$7,095Community College
Northwest Vista College
—Open admission20,060$4,525Community College
Oakton College
—Open admission8,329$5,183Community College
Orange Coast College
—Open admission17,096$7,203Community College
Orange County Community College
—Open admission5,704$6,794Community College
Palo Alto College
—Open admission12,395$4,463Community College
Palomar College
—Open admission19,550$5,763Community College
Pasadena City College
—Open admission24,597$3,864Community College
Passaic County Community College
—Open admission4,782$7,761Community College
Phoenix College
—Open admission10,660$12,055Community College
Raritan Valley Community College
—98.6%6,762$6,778Community College
Rio Hondo College
—Open admission17,441$14,379Baccalaureate
Rockland Community College
—Open admission5,364$11,282Community College
Saddleback College
—Open admission20,764$4,152Community College
San Antonio College
—Open admission19,901$4,585Community College
San Diego City College
—Open admission13,242$7,935Community College
San Diego Mesa College
92%Open admission19,212$5,814Baccalaureate
San Diego Miramar College
—Open admission14,257$3,337Community College
San Jacinto Community College
—Open admission31,812$12,143Community College
San Jose City College
—Open admission8,609$16,959Community College
Santa Ana College
—Open admission27,248$3,133Baccalaureate
Santa Monica College
81%Open admission23,453$2,779Baccalaureate
Santiago Canyon College
—Open admission11,897$2,129Community College
South Suburban College
—Open admission3,818$3,242Community College
Southwestern College
—Open admission20,986$12,671Community College
St Philip's College
—Open admission17,299$4,273Community College
SUNY Westchester Community College
—Open admission9,359$9,373Community College
Tarrant County College District
—Open admission43,928$4,337Community College
Triton College
—Open admission9,842$4,138Community College
Waubonsee Community College
—Open admission8,305$11,442Community College
West Los Angeles College
—Open admission9,255$9,634Baccalaureate
West Valley College
—Open admission7,655$3,423Community College
William Rainey Harper College
—Open admission13,988$11,607Community College
Peer group median92%98.6%12,728$6,559

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Explore the federal data for institutions in City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College's comparison group.

IPEDS

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research
Phone
(312) 553-5600
Address
30 E. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60601

The Institutional Research page for the City Colleges of Chicago provides contact information including a phone number and physical address. It does not provide specific mission details, names, or emails for the office head or staff. Various quick links related to academic and student resources are listed, but none specifically pertain to Institutional Research.

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Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College.

What is the acceptance rate at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

What is the graduation rate at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?

At City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College, 18% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College reports a total enrollment of 9,303 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?

The average net price at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College is $7,220 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College located?

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College is located in Chicago, Illinois 60612-3197.

Who runs Institutional Research at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College?

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College's IR work is done by the Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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