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Chicago State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Chicago, IL
Population 7,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,414
Men / Women 30% / 70%
Black 78%
Hispanic 9%
White 4%
International 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
Mixed 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 48%
Life & Natural Sciences 19%
Business & Economics 16%
Arts 6%
Education 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $12,754
Est. Cost of Attendance $16,499
10-Year ROI $161,000
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 8%
6-Year Graduation Rate 15%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 3%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #387
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #463
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #502
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 36 #369
Humanities & Social Sciences 2 #581

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Chicago State University 204 24% / 76% 8% $52,323
Computer Science 2 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 33%
Physics 4 75% / 25% 0%
Biology 12 8% / 92% 0% $52,117
Chemistry 5 0% / 100% 0%
Community Health Counseling
Health Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0%
Nursing 16 25% / 75% 6% $95,628
Physical Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Physical Therapy
Business Administration 27 37% / 63% 33% $52,621
Health Information Management 3 0% / 100% 0%
Recreation Management 3 67% / 33% 0%
Criminal Justice 16 19% / 81% 0% $49,590
English 2 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 4 0% / 100% 0% $46,568
History 2 50% / 50% 0%
Liberal Studies 19 32% / 68% 5% $46,568
Political Science 3 33% / 67% 0%
Psychology 42 21% / 79% 7% $42,528
Sociology 7 14% / 86% 0% $45,067
Spanish 2 50% / 50% 50%
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $47,313
Elementary Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $47,313
Art 4 25% / 75% 25%
Broadcasting 7 14% / 86% 0%
Music 2 50% / 50% 0%