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Governors State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 3,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,518
Men / Women 37% / 63%
Black 38%
White 33%
Hispanic 17%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 46%
Business & Economics 22%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Engineering, Computing & Math 11%
Education 7%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $12,004
Est. Cost of Attendance $15,528
10-Year ROI $215,000
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 56%
4-Year Graduation Rate 12%
6-Year Graduation Rate 22%
Transfer-Out Rate 39%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 29 #397
Humanities & Social Sciences 6 #538

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy
SAT Range 830 – 1,060

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Governors State University 566 37% / 63% 5% $59,396
Computer Science 31 84% / 16% 6%
Information Technology 30 93% / 7% 17% $62,676
Mathematics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biology 20 20% / 80% 0% $62,760
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 12 0% / 100% 0% $57,503
Community Health 21 14% / 86% 0% $47,897
Nursing 21 19% / 81% 5% $109,497
Accounting 37 51% / 49% 16% $74,875
Business Administration 67 46% / 54% 9% $78,499
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Health Administration 14 29% / 71% 0% $63,897
Medical Informatics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Operations Management 6 50% / 50% 17% $78,499
Communication 10 40% / 60% 0% $53,679
Criminal Justice 36 31% / 69% 6% $52,609
English 13 38% / 62% 0% $48,412
Ethnic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Studies 79 30% / 70% 4% $43,817
Mass Communication 2 50% / 50% 0% $53,679
Political Science 8 50% / 50% 0%
Psychology 76 28% / 72% 3% $52,137
Social Sciences 4 75% / 25% 0%
Social Work 24 17% / 83% 4% $53,494
Sociology and Anthropology 5 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 13 8% / 92% 8% $43,916
Elementary Education 26 15% / 85% 4% $43,916
Art 2 0% / 100% 0%
Theater 2 100% / 0% 0%