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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Chicago, IL
Population 7,500,000
Website http://www.sxu.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,066
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 96%
From Region 2%
Athletes 23.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 52%
White 29%
Black 12%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 34.0% 34.0% 2012 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2013 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2014 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2015 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2016 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2017 Men: 34.9% 34.9% 2018 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2019 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2020 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2021 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2023 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2024 Men: 38.0% 38.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Black: 21.0% 21.0% 2012 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2013 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2014 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2015 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2016 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2017 Black: 18.7% 18.7% 2018 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2019 Black: 17.7% 17.7% 2020 Black: 15.7% 15.7% 2021 Black: 14.5% 14.5% 2022 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2023 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2024 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2011 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2012 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2013 Hispanic: 17.6% 17.6% 2014 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2015 Hispanic: 19.2% 19.2% 2016 Hispanic: 24.8% 24.8% 2017 Hispanic: 25.3% 25.3% 2018 Hispanic: 27.9% 27.9% 2019 Hispanic: 37.9% 37.9% 2020 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2021 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1% 2022 Hispanic: 46.8% 46.8% 2023 Hispanic: 48.7% 48.7% 2024 Hispanic: 47.5% 47.5% 2011 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2012 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2013 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2014 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2015 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2016 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2017 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2018 White: 46.1% 46.1% 2019 White: 36.7% 36.7% 2020 White: 33.0% 33.0% 2021 White: 31.1% 31.1% 2022 White: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 White: 33.5% 33.5% 2024 White: 33.4% 33.4% 2011 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2022 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2023 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2024 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2025 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2020 Hispanic: 41.4% 41.4% 2021 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2022 Hispanic: 47.7% 47.7% 2023 Hispanic: 49.3% 49.3% 2024 Hispanic: 51.7% 51.7% 2025 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9% 2020 White: 39.9% 39.9% 2021 White: 37.4% 37.4% 2022 White: 34.4% 34.4% 2023 White: 33.1% 33.1% 2024 White: 29.7% 29.7% 2025 White: 28.8% 28.8% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 331 44% / 56% 0% $53,616 37 95%
Computer Science 24 +2 88% / 12% 0% $65,812 68 87%
Computer and Information Sciences — — — — $59,420 54 —
Information Science 14 — 79% / 21% 0% $63,037 62 —
Chemistry 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $61,050 58 —
Mathematics 1 +5 0% / 100% 0% $62,747 62 —
Mathematics and Statistics 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $68,090 72 —
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,653 40 —
Biology 61 +2 21% / 79% 0% $56,987 47 95%
Exercise Science 30 +1 67% / 33% 0% $55,002 41 —
Speech-Language Pathology 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $63,819 64 100%
Sports Management 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $52,458 34 —
Communication 22 — 59% / 41% 0% $56,598 46 91%
Digital Communication 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,358 36 —
English 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $38,491 6 94%
Gerontology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,218 33 —
Health Communication — — — — $52,426 33 —
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,954 23 —
International Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,994 23 —
Philosophy — — — — $48,636 22 —
Political Science 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $37,133 5 84%
Psychology 59 +4 15% / 85% 0% $38,302 6 100%
Public Administration — — — — $52,380 33 —
Public Relations 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $52,282 33 —
Religious Studies — — — — $51,071 29 —
Sociology 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $51,145 29 94%
Spanish 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,641 25 —
General Education 22 — 59% / 41% 0% $51,662 31 89%
Art 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $42,654 10 —
Graphic Design 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,326 17 —
Music 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $42,851 11 —
Music Performance — +1 — — $42,802 11 —
Criminal Justice 26 +1 54% / 46% 0% $66,078 68 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Graham School of Management 142 53% / 47% 0% $67,825 71 95%
Accounting 28 +5 54% / 46% 0% $77,532 83 98%
Business and Management — — — — $47,508 20 —
Finance 22 +6 64% / 36% 0% $76,458 82 96%
General Business 54 +6 54% / 46% 0% $62,841 62 93%
Hospitality Management 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $52,540 34 —
Marketing 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,636 64 —
Marketing 33 — 45% / 55% 0% $63,636 64 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 90 16% / 84% 0% $51,989 32 95%
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,208 45 95%
Early Childhood Education 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,615 22 94%
Elementary Education 29 — 7% / 93% 0% $48,615 22 94%
English Education 11 +1 18% / 82% 0% $56,208 45 95%
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $56,208 45 95%
Middle School Education 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $48,615 22 94%
Social Science Education 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $56,208 45 95%
Spanish Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,208 45 95%
Art Teacher Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,208 45 —
Music Education 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $56,208 45 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 135 13% / 87% 0% $82,583 87 98%
Nursing 135 — 13% / 87% 0% $82,583 87 98%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,071
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 52.2% 52.2% 2012 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1% 2014 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Graduated: 47.7% 47.7% 2016 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2017 Graduated: 52.4% 52.4% 2018 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1% 2019 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6% 2020 Graduated: 55.7% 55.7% 2021 Graduated: 51.8% 51.8% 2022 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8% 2023 Graduated: 59.0% 59.0% 2024 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2012 Men: 53.5% 53.5% 2013 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2014 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2015 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2016 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2017 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2018 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2019 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2020 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2022 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2023 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2024 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2011 Women: 55.5% 55.5% 2012 Women: 54.9% 54.9% 2013 Women: 48.0% 48.0% 2014 Women: 57.3% 57.3% 2015 Women: 51.8% 51.8% 2016 Women: 57.8% 57.8% 2017 Women: 55.7% 55.7% 2018 Women: 58.7% 58.7% 2019 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2020 Women: 54.9% 54.9% 2021 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2022 Women: 55.7% 55.7% 2023 Women: 62.9% 62.9% 2024 Women: 60.0% 60.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 Asian: 63.6% 63.6% 2013 Asian: 45.5% 45.5% 2014 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2015 Asian: 38.5% 38.5% 2016 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Asian: 90.0% 90.0% 2018 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 Asian: 76.9% 76.9% 2021 Asian: 76.9% 76.9% 2022 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 Asian: 89.5% 89.5% 2024 Asian: 88.9% 88.9% 2011 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2012 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2013 Black: 29.3% 29.3% 2014 Black: 37.9% 37.9% 2015 Black: 36.2% 36.2% 2016 Black: 32.0% 32.0% 2017 Black: 35.8% 35.8% 2018 Black: 32.8% 32.8% 2019 Black: 39.0% 39.0% 2020 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2021 Black: 28.9% 28.9% 2022 Black: 41.8% 41.8% 2023 Black: 38.3% 38.3% 2024 Black: 44.7% 44.7% 2011 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1% 2012 Hispanic: 59.2% 59.2% 2013 Hispanic: 42.7% 42.7% 2014 Hispanic: 37.2% 37.2% 2015 Hispanic: 40.5% 40.5% 2016 Hispanic: 44.6% 44.6% 2017 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2018 Hispanic: 49.2% 49.2% 2019 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2020 Hispanic: 54.7% 54.7% 2021 Hispanic: 45.9% 45.9% 2022 Hispanic: 48.3% 48.3% 2023 Hispanic: 51.4% 51.4% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2012 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2013 White: 57.7% 57.7% 2014 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2015 White: 53.9% 53.9% 2016 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2017 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2018 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2019 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2020 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2021 White: 71.5% 71.5% 2022 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2023 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2024 White: 68.9% 68.9%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 25.5% 178 22% / 78% 0% $76,564 82 98%
Business & Economics 21.6% 151 55% / 45% 0% $66,910 70 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.5% 108 31% / 69% 0% $44,332 13 97%
Education 14.8% 103 21% / 79% 0% $51,551 31 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.0% 63 22% / 78% 0% $56,913 47 95%
Computer Science 5.4% 38 84% / 16% 0% $64,790 66 87%
Professional 3.7% 26 54% / 46% 0% $66,078 68 100%
Arts 3.3% 23 52% / 48% 0% $48,135 21 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 8 25% / 75% 0% $63,022 62 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 83.0% 83.0% 2012 Acceptance: 49.1% 49.1% 2013 Acceptance: 50.5% 50.5% 2014 Acceptance: 49.6% 49.6% 2015 Acceptance: 74.7% 74.7% 2016 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2% 2017 Acceptance: 74.6% 74.6% 2018 Acceptance: 74.0% 74.0% 2019 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6% 2020 Acceptance: 79.0% 79.0% 2021 Acceptance: 84.8% 84.8% 2022 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1% 2023 Acceptance: 85.8% 85.8% 2024 Acceptance: 84.3% 84.3% 2011 Yield: 12.7% 12.7% 2012 Yield: 9.5% 9.5% 2013 Yield: 11.2% 11.2% 2014 Yield: 9.3% 9.3% 2015 Yield: 10.6% 10.6% 2016 Yield: 9.9% 9.9% 2017 Yield: 11.0% 11.0% 2018 Yield: 12.0% 12.0% 2019 Yield: 11.4% 11.4% 2020 Yield: 11.0% 11.0% 2021 Yield: 11.3% 11.3% 2022 Yield: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Yield: 12.3% 12.3% 2024 Yield: 13.6% 13.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

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: 5,520 5,520 2012 Applicants: 10,247 10,247 2013 Applicants: 10,513 10,513 2014 Applicants: 12,255 12,255 2015 Applicants: 7,883 7,883 2016 Applicants: 8,315 8,315 2017 Applicants: 7,331 7,331 2018 Applicants: 7,917 7,917 2019 Applicants: 8,083 8,083 2020 Applicants: 8,306 8,306 2021 Applicants: 7,780 7,780 2022 Applicants: 7,833 7,833 2023 Applicants: 7,216 7,216 2024 Applicants: 6,434 6,434 2011 Admitted: 4,579 4,579 2012 Admitted: 5,036 5,036 2013 Admitted: 5,313 5,313 2014 Admitted: 6,083 6,083 2015 Admitted: 5,886 5,886 2016 Admitted: 6,257 6,257 2017 Admitted: 5,469 5,469 2018 Admitted: 5,855 5,855 2019 Admitted: 5,872 5,872 2020 Admitted: 6,562 6,562 2021 Admitted: 6,597 6,597 2022 Admitted: 6,590 6,590 2023 Admitted: 6,188 6,188 2024 Admitted: 5,424 5,424 2011 Enrolled: 583 583 2012 Enrolled: 479 479 2013 Enrolled: 594 594 2014 Enrolled: 566 566 2015 Enrolled: 622 622 2016 Enrolled: 617 617 2017 Enrolled: 602 602 2018 Enrolled: 703 703 2019 Enrolled: 668 668 2020 Enrolled: 721 721 2021 Enrolled: 747 747 2022 Enrolled: 657 657 2023 Enrolled: 759 759 2024 Enrolled: 735 735

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 925 925 2012 25th: 900 900 2013 25th: 895 895 2014 25th: 842 842 2015 25th: 950 950 2016 25th: 865 865 2017 25th: 990 990 2018 25th: 950 950 2019 25th: 960 960 2020 25th: 950 950 2011 75th: 1205 1205 2012 75th: 1110 1110 2013 75th: 1115 1115 2014 75th: 1002 1002 2015 75th: 1050 1050 2016 75th: 1035 1035 2017 75th: 1188 1188 2018 75th: 1130 1130 2019 75th: 1140 1140 2020 75th: 1120 1120

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 485 485 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 422 422 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 615 615 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 545 545 2014 75th: 475 475 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 525 525 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 560 560

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 455 455 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 435 435 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 527 527 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 598 598 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 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: 100.0% 100.0% 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.