The Chicago School at Chicago
About
The Chicago School is a private university with its main campus in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1979, The Chicago School was primarily focused on the professional application of psychology. It has about 6,000 students as of 2022 across all campuses and online. The university offers more than 30 academic programs in professional fields such as psychology, business, behavioral sciences, medicine, and counseling.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,697 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (0.6%) 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 Chicago School at Chicago
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
Race / ethnicity composition
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
- Public property3
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Chicago School at Chicago vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Chicago School at Chicago 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe Chicago School at Chicago | — | — | 1,100 | — | — |
| — | — | 1,631 | — | — | |
| 60% | 80.9% | 5,923 | $18,838 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 68% | 75.9% | 21,210 | $30,902 | R2 Research | |
| — | — | 297 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 75% | 54.9% | 8,834 | $18,425 | R2 Research | |
| 67% | 71.3% | 7,011 | $17,028 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 75% | 81.6% | 17,384 | $36,079 | R2 Research | |
| 30% | 95.1% | 8,915 | $12,641 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 46% | 97.2% | 4,281 | $20,194 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 62% | 77.4% | 33,906 | $10,974 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 79.1% | 7,011 | $18,632 |
Institutions like Chicago School at Chicago
Explore the federal data for institutions in Chicago School at Chicago's comparison group.
- Illinois
Adler University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,631Net price—View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIllinois
Aurora University
Grad rate60%Admit rate80.9%Enrollment5,923Net price$18,838View data - R2 ResearchIllinois
DePaul University
Grad rate68%Admit rate75.9%Enrollment21,210Net price$30,902View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIllinois
Erikson Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment297Net price—View data - R2 ResearchIllinois
Illinois Institute of Technology
Grad rate75%Admit rate54.9%Enrollment8,834Net price$18,425View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
Lewis University
Grad rate67%Admit rate71.3%Enrollment7,011Net price$17,028View data - R2 ResearchIllinois
Loyola University Chicago
Grad rate75%Admit rate81.6%Enrollment17,384Net price$36,079View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIllinois
National Louis University
Grad rate30%Admit rate95.1%Enrollment8,915Net price$12,641View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIllinois
Roosevelt University
Grad rate46%Admit rate97.2%Enrollment4,281Net price$20,194View data - R1 ResearchIllinois
University of Illinois Chicago
Grad rate62%Admit rate77.4%Enrollment33,906Net price$10,974View data
Campus network
Chicago School at Chicago is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about The Chicago School at Chicago
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