Erikson Institute
About
Erikson Institute is a non-profit graduate school located in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1966. The institution focuses on early childhood education, child development, and social work, offering various master's and doctoral programs, as well as professional development opportunities.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 8 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 50.0%
- No Data4 · 50.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Action history · 1
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $3.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 88 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Erikson Institute
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Erikson Institute vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Erikson Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectErikson Institute | — | — | 297 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| — | — | 1,631 | — | — | |
| — | — | 719 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,771 | — | R2 Research | |
| — | 34.4% | 1,068 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 89 | — | — | |
| — | 34.5% | 1,100 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | — | 34.4% | 1,068 | — |
Institutions like Erikson Institute
Explore the federal data for institutions in Erikson Institute's comparison group.
- Illinois
Adler University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,631Net price—View data - New York
Bank Street College of Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment719Net price—View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Claremont Graduate University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,771Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
Pacific Oaks College
Grad rate—Admit rate34.4%Enrollment1,068Net price—View data - Illinois
Spertus College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price—View data - Illinois
The Chicago School at Chicago
Grad rate—Admit rate34.5%Enrollment1,100Net price—View data
Erikson Institute Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Leanne Beaudoin-RyanExecutive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Assistant Research Professor
- Charles ChangVice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Frequently asked questions about Erikson Institute
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About the data on this page
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