Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Vincentian)
Location Chicago, IL
Population 7,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,474
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 64%
From Region 6%
Athletes 2.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Hispanic 24%
Asian 13%
Black 8%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communication 254 34% / 66% 1% $61,691 51 94%
Journalism 31 +5 29% / 71% 0% $55,208 32 93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 105 +4 33% / 67% 0% $58,739 43 94%
Organizational Communication 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $67,165 64 95%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 75 +4 27% / 73% 3% $67,165 64 95%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 16 +1 44% / 56% 0% $58,739 43 94%
Sports Communication 20 65% / 35% 0% $67,165 64 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 114 31% / 69% 0% $54,124 29 94%
Exercise Science 8 50% / 50% 0% $57,190 38
Biology Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Early Childhood Education 23 4% / 96% 0% $52,342 24 89%
Elementary Education 25 28% / 72% 0% $52,342 24 89%
English Education 11 18% / 82% 0% $55,062 32 100%
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
History Teacher Education 7 57% / 43% 0% $55,062 32 100%
Junior High/Middle School Education $52,342 24
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $55,062 32
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 6 83% / 17% 0% $55,062 32 100%
Social Science Teacher Education 8 25% / 75% 0% $55,062 32 100%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $55,062 32 100%
Special Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $56,419 36
Art Education $55,062 32 100%
Music Education 10 50% / 50% 0% $55,062 32 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 494 26% / 74% 0% $55,622 34 93%
Environmental Studies 21 19% / 81% 0% $53,110 26 97%
Economics 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $76,288 79 98%
African American Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $58,016 41
American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $50,662 20 90%
Anthropology 11 9% / 91% 0% $49,238 16 95%
Chinese Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
English 60 20% / 80% 0% $53,567 27 92%
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,035 32
Geography 9 44% / 56% 0% $56,755 37
German +3 $55,109 32
History 30 +3 40% / 60% 0% $52,134 23 100%
International Affairs 39 +1 26% / 74% 0% $55,152 32 89%
Italian +1 $55,035 32 87%
Japanese Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $50,662 20 90%
Latin American Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $50,662 20 90%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 26 19% / 81% 4% $52,106 23 100%
Philosophy 13 +5 62% / 38% 0% $50,641 20 83%
Political Science 105 +7 29% / 71% 0% $62,512 54 95%
Public Policy 7 14% / 86% 0% $58,445 42
Religion/Religious Studies $52,093 23
Rhetoric and Composition 7 29% / 71% 0% $54,660 31 93%
Sociology 27 11% / 89% 0% $57,476 39 93%
Spanish 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $55,035 32 87%
Women's Studies 9 +4 0% / 100% 0% $57,072 38 91%
Architectural History and Criticism 9 +4 0% / 100% 0% $43,382 8 94%
Art/Art Studies 20 +1 30% / 70% 0% $40,261 5 87%
Fine and Studio Arts Management 7 0% / 100% 0% $42,012 6
Criminology 69 29% / 71% 0% $56,988 38
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Health 497 27% / 73% 2% $61,115 50 95%
Data Science 8 +1 88% / 12% 12%
Mathematics and Computer Science 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $87,431 89
Astrophysics 1 0% / 100% 0% $74,227 76
Chemistry 3 0% / 100% 0% $64,176 58
Mathematics 17 +7 76% / 24% 0% $91,728 91 95%
Physics 9 +1 89% / 11% 0% $75,145 78
Biochemistry 5 20% / 80% 0% $62,684 54
Biology 49 33% / 67% 4% $61,670 51 100%
Neuroscience 41 27% / 73% 0% $58,356 42
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 130 21% / 79% 1% $68,730 67 95%
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $88,354 89 95%
Environmental Science and Policy 10 10% / 90% 10% $53,110 26 97%
Psychology 217 +9 20% / 80% 1% $53,351 27 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Driehaus College of Business 1,003 53% / 47% 3% $81,631 84 94%
Accounting 175 +4 53% / 47% 3% $91,028 91 96%
Actuarial Science 9 22% / 78% 0% $72,279 74 95%
Business Analytics 8 +10 62% / 38% 25%
Business Analytics 84 +3 51% / 49% 4% $72,279 74 95%
Business Economics 11 +2 91% / 9% 0% $76,288 79 98%
Business Management and Administration 205 +6 47% / 53% 2% $69,695 69 90%
Business/Managerial Economics 24 +2 71% / 29% 4% $96,636 94 93%
Entrepreneurship 20 60% / 40% 0% $75,816 78
Finance 230 +13 73% / 27% 3% $90,482 91 96%
Hospitality Management 10 10% / 90% 0% $50,717 20 97%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 40 +13 40% / 60% 8% $93,158 92 96%
Marketing 179 +4 38% / 62% 1% $77,587 80 95%
Real Estate 8 +5 75% / 25% 0% $84,643 87 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media 794 61% / 39% 3% $69,315 68 93%
Systems Engineering (EE) 2 100% / 0% 0% $93,175 92
Computer Programming 154 +2 79% / 21% 5% $94,667 93 94%
Computer Programming, Specific Applications 8 100% / 0% 0% $94,667 93 94%
Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $94,816 93
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 13 92% / 8% 0% $94,923 93 98%
Cybersecurity 50 92% / 8% 2% $109,824 98 95%
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 7 71% / 29% 14% $79,737 83 85%
Game Design 43 77% / 23% 0% $79,737 83 85%
Game and Interactive Media Design $59,910 46
Information Science/Studies 29 52% / 48% 7% $86,369 88 94%
Information Technology 33 64% / 36% 9% $86,867 88 98%
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 24 +1 29% / 71% 0% $79,737 83 85%
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 72 31% / 69% 4% $50,611 19 89%
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $55,490 33
Film Production 313 +2 55% / 45% 3% $48,271 14 95%
Graphic Design 34 47% / 53% 0% $59,910 46 97%
Industrial Design 5 60% / 40% 0% $59,910 46 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Continuing and Professional Studies 11 27% / 73% 0% $81,315 84 91%
Health Administration 2 0% / 100% 0% $64,439 58
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies $55,747 34
General Studies 9 33% / 67% 0% $85,066 87 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 49 76% / 24% 4% $39,552 5 98%
Jazz/Jazz Studies 8 88% / 12% 0% $39,503 5 98%
Music 1 100% / 0% 0% $39,503 5 98%
Music 19 +1 95% / 5% 0% $39,503 5 98%
Music Management 5 40% / 60% 0% $39,990 5
Music Performance 14 50% / 50% 14% $39,503 5 98%
Music Theory and Composition 2 100% / 0% 0% $39,503 5 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
The Theatre School 87 41% / 59% 5% $33,060 2 99%
Acting 29 59% / 41% 7% $33,060 2 99%
Comedy Writing and Performance 11 64% / 36% 0% $33,060 2 99%
Playwriting and Screenwriting 6 50% / 50% 0% $33,060 2 99%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 23 22% / 78% 9% $33,060 2 99%
Theater 16 25% / 75% 0% $33,060 2 99%
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 2 0% / 100% 0% $33,060 2 99%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,615
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

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

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 30.7% 1,013 54% / 46% 3% $81,555 84 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.7% 850 26% / 74% 1% $57,500 39 94%
Arts 18.5% 612 49% / 51% 3% $46,204 11 95%
Computer Science 11.4% 377 75% / 25% 4% $92,249 92 93%
Health Sciences 4.2% 138 22% / 78% 1% $68,061 66 95%
Education 2.9% 96 27% / 73% 0% $53,760 28 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 95 29% / 71% 2% $60,293 48 100%
Professional 2.1% 69 29% / 71% 0% $56,988 38
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 30 70% / 30% 0% $83,415 86 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 21 19% / 81% 0% $53,110 26 97%
Engineering 0.1% 2 100% / 0% 0% $93,175 92

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $1.7M #210 86% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.4M #295 9% $0.0M 20 #182 72
Computer Science $1.0M #228 52% $0.3M 1 #193 49 1
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #325 95% $0
Education $0.9M #243 100% $0 15 #265
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #367 96% $0
Business & Economics $0.5M #250 0% $0.1M 11 #118
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #221 97% $0
Engineering $0.1M #391 80% $0
Total $7.6M #339 67% $0.4M 47 #259 121 1

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 88%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 76% 66%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 1140 – 1330
SAT Math Range 560 – 660
SAT RW Range 580 – 670