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Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·roosevelt.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
-28.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
4,281
peer median 4,529
Avg net price
$20,152
+$580 vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
7,427
7,427 candidates competed
Admitted
7,216
97.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
631
8.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
35%-28.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
46%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
37%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-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.

Of 99 Title IV programs, 24 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 4 fail. 71 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
99
Passing
24
24.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
4
4.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.0%
+3.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

99programs
  • Passing24 · 24.2%
  • No Data71 · 71.7%
  • Failing4 · 4.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
2
Severe
2
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
23
No data
71

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.

28
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-30.4%
$24,232 vs $34,808
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-15.2%
$29,529 vs $34,808
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-14.7%
$41,219 vs $48,304
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-12.3%
$54,261 vs $61,854
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.4%
$37,748 vs $34,808
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+26.3%
$67,783 vs $53,672
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+29.5%
$63,007 vs $48,653
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+29.9%
$82,149 vs $63,250

Debt vs earnings

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

26
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
113%
$61,500 debt · $54,261 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
112%
$121,858 debt · $108,933 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
111%
$26,981 debt · $24,232 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
111%
$153,991 debt · $139,114 earn
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
100%
$41,000 debt · $41,219 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
98%
$61,500 debt · $63,007 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
77%
$22,833 debt · $29,529 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
72%
$27,000 debt · $37,748 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1946Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 6

  1. May 2024Removal of Show Cause Status
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Mar 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Jul 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  5. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,863
$30–48k$16,288
$48–75k$19,274
$75–110k$23,967
$110k+$30,033

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,152
+$580vs Doctoral/Professional median $19,572
Federal loans
54.3%
In-state tuition
$20,280
Out-of-state
$20,280

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,737 students received $8.3M in Pell grants, alongside $33.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,737
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.3M
$8,267,342 total
Direct Loans
$33.1M
3,907 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.8M
1,424 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.7M
1,424 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$13.1M
624 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.9M
239 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.6M
196 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.

Of 2,529 borrowers who entered repayment, 46 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,529
Defaulted
46
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.7%
2017
6.7%
2018
5.1%
2019
1.8%
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 Roosevelt

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs117
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,065 total completions
01Business
24523.0%
02Education
19318.1%
03Psychology
16115.1%
04Health Professions
15314.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
13612.8%
06Biological Sciences
878.2%
07Computer Sciences
403.8%
08Social Sciences
191.8%
09Security/Protective
181.7%
10English Language
131.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,281
12-mo unduplicated
4,724
Undergraduate
2,937
Graduate
1,787

Gender split

Men
38%1,793
Women
62%2,931

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
35.2%
White
28.0%
Black
21.0%
Non-resident
5.3%
Asian
4.7%
Two or more
3.6%
Unknown
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
407
294 M · 113 W
Women athletes
27.8%
Athletic aid
$3.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.0M
$940K
Recruiting expense
$6K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$54K
$50K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
141 M ·
$2.5M
Soccer
32 M · 35 W
$959K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
36 M · 31 W
$222K
Baseball
52 M ·
$742K
Volleyball
19 M · 18 W
$430K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$1.1M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.91
22 offenses · 3,725 students

3-year trend

5.132 yrs ago5.091 yr ago5.91Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
67
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
11
Motor vehicle theft
9
Rape
1
Murder
1

By location

22total
  • On campus1
  • Public property21

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
0
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs16
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

  • University Center2 fires
    Open flamesDamage $0-$99
  • University Center2 fires
    Open flamesDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
165

Roosevelt vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Roosevelt selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectRoosevelt University
35%4,281$20,152Doctoral/Professional
University of St Francis
67%65.3%3,074$16,284Doctoral/Professional
Bradley University
76%76.8%4,777$23,572Doctoral/Professional
Aurora University
60%80.9%5,923$18,992Doctoral/Professional
National Louis University
30%95.1%8,915$16,157Doctoral/Professional
Marian University
67%95.5%3,486$23,594Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median64%80.9%4,529$19,572

Frequently asked questions about Roosevelt University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Roosevelt.

What is the graduation rate at Roosevelt University?

Roosevelt University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Roosevelt University?

Roosevelt University reports a total enrollment of 4,281 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Roosevelt University?

The average net price at Roosevelt University is $20,152 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Roosevelt University?

Roosevelt University's yield rate is 8.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Roosevelt University located?

Roosevelt University is located in Chicago, Illinois 60605-1394.

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