Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
National
Population
7,500,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (38%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,090
Men / Women
34% / 66%
From State
61%
From Region
6%
Athletes
26.2%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
74%
Hispanic
11%
International
5%
White
3%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Mixed
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 29.7% 29.7%
2012 Men: 33.4% 33.4%
2013 Men: 34.1% 34.1%
2014 Men: 32.3% 32.3%
2015 Men: 41.7% 41.7%
2016 Men: 61.0% 61.0%
2017 Men: 34.3% 34.3%
2018 Men: 42.0% 42.0%
2019 Men: 36.1% 36.1%
2020 Men: 26.4% 26.4%
2021 Men: 41.7% 41.7%
2022 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2023 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2024 Men: 33.7% 33.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 3.9% 3.9%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Black: 85.2% 85.2%
2012 Black: 81.1% 81.1%
2013 Black: 85.5% 85.5%
2014 Black: 82.6% 82.6%
2015 Black: 86.6% 86.6%
2016 Black: 81.3% 81.3%
2017 Black: 81.6% 81.6%
2018 Black: 75.3% 75.3%
2019 Black: 49.3% 49.3%
2020 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2021 Black: 43.2% 43.2%
2022 Black: 56.6% 56.6%
2023 Black: 67.8% 67.8%
2024 Black: 68.3% 68.3%
2011 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2012 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2013 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2014 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2015 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2016 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4%
2017 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2018 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2019 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2%
2020 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8%
2021 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0%
2022 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2024 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3%
2011 White: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 White: 2.5% 2.5%
2013 White: 2.4% 2.4%
2014 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 White: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2017 White: 2.3% 2.3%
2018 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 White: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 White: 9.1% 9.1%
2021 White: 9.3% 9.3%
2022 White: 17.1% 17.1%
2023 White: 6.8% 6.8%
2024 White: 6.3% 6.3%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2015 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2018 International: 5.3% 5.3%
2019 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 3.9% 3.9%
2023 International: 6.8% 6.8%
2024 International: 4.9% 4.9%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2025 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Black: 71.4% 71.4%
2021 Black: 71.3% 71.3%
2022 Black: 70.5% 70.5%
2023 Black: 73.7% 73.7%
2024 Black: 72.8% 72.8%
2025 Black: 73.9% 73.9%
2020 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1%
2021 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1%
2022 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2023 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2024 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2025 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2020 White: 3.1% 3.1%
2021 White: 2.2% 2.2%
2022 White: 2.7% 2.7%
2023 White: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 White: 3.7% 3.7%
2025 White: 3.5% 3.5%
2020 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 International: 6.3% 6.3%
2023 International: 6.5% 6.5%
2024 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2025 International: 4.9% 4.9%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Chicago State University
239
29% / 71%
4%
$50,909
57
90%
Computer Science
13 —
69% / 31%
8%
$76,201
90
—
Chemistry
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,239
64
—
Mathematics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$58,198
72
—
Physics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$60,133
75
—
Biology
21 —
24% / 76%
0%
$50,972
57
89%
Community Health Counseling
— —
—
—
$60,084
75
—
Health Sciences
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$56,701
69
—
Nursing
12 —
17% / 83%
8%
$93,706
97
97%
Physical Therapy
— —
—
—
$57,668
71
—
Business Administration
37 —
43% / 57%
14%
$51,481
58
96%
Health Information Management
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$56,828
69
—
Recreation Management
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,686
43
—
English
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,765
40
—
General Studies
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$45,647
42
79%
History
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$44,893
40
—
Liberal Studies
31 —
29% / 71%
6%
$45,647
42
79%
Political Science
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
$53,212
62
—
Psychology
29 —
10% / 90%
0%
$41,649
30
89%
Sociology
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$44,222
38
83%
Spanish
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,376
45
—
Bilingual and Multilingual Education
— —
—
—
$50,241
55
—
Early Childhood Education
17 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,325
44
90%
Elementary Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,325
44
90%
Physical Education
8 —
62% / 38%
0%
$48,376
50
—
Art
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$40,133
26
—
Broadcasting
11 —
36% / 64%
0%
$41,399
30
100%
Music
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$40,222
26
—
Criminal Justice
19 —
16% / 84%
0%
$48,600
51
91%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$13,399
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$13,568
Est. In-State Cost
$17,333
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$17,552
ROI Percentile
57th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
57%
4-Year Graduation Rate
8%
6-Year Graduation Rate
16%
Transfer-Out Rate
37%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
8%
16%
24%
32%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 21.0% 21.0%
2012 Graduated: 20.9% 20.9%
2013 Graduated: 20.7% 20.7%
2014 Graduated: 19.2% 19.2%
2015 Graduated: 11.0% 11.0%
2016 Graduated: 16.4% 16.4%
2017 Graduated: 13.0% 13.0%
2018 Graduated: 19.4% 19.4%
2019 Graduated: 16.9% 16.9%
2020 Graduated: 16.2% 16.2%
2021 Graduated: 21.0% 21.0%
2022 Graduated: 27.6% 27.6%
2023 Graduated: 16.9% 16.9%
2024 Graduated: 15.5% 15.5%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
8%
16%
24%
32%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 19.0% 19.0%
2012 Men: 17.1% 17.1%
2013 Men: 24.8% 24.8%
2014 Men: 17.9% 17.9%
2015 Men: 12.4% 12.4%
2016 Men: 19.5% 19.5%
2017 Men: 16.8% 16.8%
2018 Men: 14.3% 14.3%
2019 Men: 16.2% 16.2%
2020 Men: 24.4% 24.4%
2021 Men: 28.8% 28.8%
2022 Men: 26.1% 26.1%
2023 Men: 13.3% 13.3%
2024 Men: 10.2% 10.2%
2011 Women: 22.0% 22.0%
2012 Women: 22.4% 22.4%
2013 Women: 18.8% 18.8%
2014 Women: 19.7% 19.7%
2015 Women: 10.5% 10.5%
2016 Women: 15.0% 15.0%
2017 Women: 11.5% 11.5%
2018 Women: 21.8% 21.8%
2019 Women: 17.2% 17.2%
2020 Women: 12.3% 12.3%
2021 Women: 15.6% 15.6%
2022 Women: 28.3% 28.3%
2023 Women: 19.2% 19.2%
2024 Women: 19.3% 19.3%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 18.8% 18.8%
2012 Black: 19.9% 19.9%
2013 Black: 18.9% 18.9%
2014 Black: 18.7% 18.7%
2015 Black: 10.6% 10.6%
2016 Black: 14.6% 14.6%
2017 Black: 12.3% 12.3%
2018 Black: 19.7% 19.7%
2019 Black: 17.1% 17.1%
2020 Black: 12.7% 12.7%
2021 Black: 15.7% 15.7%
2022 Black: 30.2% 30.2%
2023 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2024 Black: 11.3% 11.3%
2011 Hispanic: 34.6% 34.6%
2012 Hispanic: 25.9% 25.9%
2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2014 Hispanic: 14.7% 14.7%
2015 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2016 Hispanic: 26.5% 26.5%
2017 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2018 Hispanic: 28.0% 28.0%
2019 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6%
2020 Hispanic: 26.7% 26.7%
2021 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2024 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8%
2011 White: 12.5% 12.5%
2012 White: 22.2% 22.2%
2013 White: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 White: 83.3% 83.3%
2015 White: 8.3% 8.3%
2016 White: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 White: 20.0% 20.0%
2018 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 White: 25.0% 25.0%
2020 White: 21.7% 21.7%
2021 White: 20.0% 20.0%
2022 White: 30.8% 30.8%
2023 White: 25.0% 25.0%
2024 White: 22.2% 22.2%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 International: 37.5% 37.5%
2018 International: 14.3% 14.3%
2019 International: 25.0% 25.0%
2020 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 37.5% 37.5%
2024 International: 57.1% 57.1%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
34.3%
82
23% / 77%
4%
$44,138
38
84%
Business & Economics
16.3%
39
41% / 59%
13%
$51,470
58
96%
Education
11.7%
28
18% / 82%
0%
$46,911
46
90%
Life & Natural Sciences
8.8%
21
24% / 76%
0%
$50,972
57
89%
Arts
7.9%
19
42% / 58%
0%
$40,871
28
100%
Professional
7.9%
19
16% / 84%
0%
$48,600
51
91%
Computer Science
5.4%
13
69% / 31%
8%
$76,201
90
—
Health Sciences
5.4%
13
15% / 85%
8%
$90,859
97
97%
Physical Sciences & Math
2.1%
5
60% / 40%
0%
$57,001
70
—
Research
R3
⇅
Life & Natural Sciences
$1.6M
#278
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.9M
#371
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.2M
#351
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.1M
#515
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.0M
#413
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0
#457
—
$0
2
#415
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0
#456
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$2.7M
#458
100%
$0
2
#549
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
47%
Yield (Unbound)
3%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
47%
47%
47%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 43.2% 43.2%
2012 Acceptance: 37.8% 37.8%
2013 Acceptance: 28.6% 28.6%
2014 Acceptance: 30.0% 30.0%
2015 Acceptance: 21.2% 21.2%
2016 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9%
2017 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9%
2018 Acceptance: 32.8% 32.8%
2019 Acceptance: 63.3% 63.3%
2020 Acceptance: 46.4% 46.4%
2021 Acceptance: 47.5% 47.5%
2022 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5%
2023 Acceptance: 40.5% 40.5%
2024 Acceptance: 43.3% 43.3%
2011 Yield: 28.9% 28.9%
2012 Yield: 21.7% 21.7%
2013 Yield: 18.5% 18.5%
2014 Yield: 17.1% 17.1%
2015 Yield: 16.0% 16.0%
2016 Yield: 19.8% 19.8%
2017 Yield: 12.9% 12.9%
2018 Yield: 14.8% 14.8%
2019 Yield: 9.6% 9.6%
2020 Yield: 8.5% 8.5%
2021 Yield: 7.4% 7.4%
2022 Yield: 4.8% 4.8%
2023 Yield: 5.8% 5.8%
2024 Yield: 3.8% 3.8%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 3,876 3,876
2012 Applicants: 3,939 3,939
2013 Applicants: 5,219 5,219
2014 Applicants: 5,517 5,517
2015 Applicants: 5,883 5,883
2016 Applicants: 2,571 2,571
2017 Applicants: 1,396 1,396
2018 Applicants: 3,236 3,236
2019 Applicants: 3,126 3,126
2020 Applicants: 4,151 4,151
2021 Applicants: 4,805 4,805
2022 Applicants: 7,404 7,404
2023 Applicants: 9,458 9,458
2024 Applicants: 10,638 10,638
2011 Admitted: 1,673 1,673
2012 Admitted: 1,487 1,487
2013 Admitted: 1,495 1,495
2014 Admitted: 1,653 1,653
2015 Admitted: 1,246 1,246
2016 Admitted: 1,488 1,488
2017 Admitted: 1,087 1,087
2018 Admitted: 1,060 1,060
2019 Admitted: 1,980 1,980
2020 Admitted: 1,927 1,927
2021 Admitted: 2,281 2,281
2022 Admitted: 3,592 3,592
2023 Admitted: 3,832 3,832
2024 Admitted: 4,602 4,602
2011 Enrolled: 483 483
2012 Enrolled: 323 323
2013 Enrolled: 276 276
2014 Enrolled: 282 282
2015 Enrolled: 199 199
2016 Enrolled: 295 295
2017 Enrolled: 140 140
2018 Enrolled: 157 157
2019 Enrolled: 191 191
2020 Enrolled: 163 163
2021 Enrolled: 168 168
2022 Enrolled: 173 173
2023 Enrolled: 223 223
2024 Enrolled: 173 173
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 880 880
2015 25th: 928 928
2016 25th: 860 860
2017 25th: 840 840
2018 25th: 905 905
2019 25th: 873 873
2020 25th: 750 750
2013 75th: 1040 1040
2015 75th: 1078 1078
2016 75th: 1280 1280
2017 75th: 1078 1078
2018 75th: 1020 1020
2019 75th: 1030 1030
2020 75th: 963 963
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 450 450
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 493 493
2016 25th: 460 460
2017 25th: 440 440
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 433 433
2020 25th: 330 330
2012 75th: 485 485
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 538 538
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 690 690
2017 75th: 540 540
2018 75th: 470 470
2019 75th: 520 520
2020 75th: 453 453
SAT Reading & Writing
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 435 435
2016 25th: 400 400
2017 25th: 400 400
2018 25th: 465 465
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 420 420
2013 75th: 510 510
2015 75th: 518 518
2016 75th: 590 590
2017 75th: 538 538
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 510 510
2020 75th: 510 510
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 66.0% 66.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
