Chicago State University

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 215 (22.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 74%
Hispanic 11%
International 5%
White 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Chicago State University 239 29% 3% 1% 73% 11% 4% $58,871 7 -0.36 67 91%
Computer Science 13 — 69% 0% 0% 62% 31% 8% $77,507 4 -1.39 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $57,508 4 -1.36 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,663 5 -1.08 62 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,481 2 -1.66 69 — — — — —
Biology 21 — 24% 0% 5% 62% 19% 0% $58,823 15 -0.89 66 100% — — — —
Community Health Counseling — — — — — — — — $61,057 35 -0.38 70 — — — — —
Health Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,283 20 -0.63 67 — — — — —
Nursing 12 — 17% 0% 8% 75% 8% 8% $92,119 59 -0.01 95 100% — — — —
Physical Therapy — — — — — — — — $59,809 29 -0.66 68 — — — — —
Business Administration 37 — 43% 0% 0% 70% 3% 14% $52,455 1 -1.31 53 89% — — — —
Health Information Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,393 23 -0.46 64 — — — — —
Recreation Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,381 12 -0.83 50 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,755 51 -0.08 51 — — — — —
General Studies 6 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,032 91 +0.93 78 81% — — — —
History 5 — 40% 0% 0% 60% 20% 0% $54,335 45 -0.25 57 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 31 — 29% 10% 0% 74% 10% 6% $67,032 91 +0.93 78 81% — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,531 31 -0.49 53 — — — — —
Political Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,047 7 -1.26 59 — — — — —
Psychology 29 — 10% 0% 0% 90% 3% 0% $46,611 5 -1.28 37 94% — — — —
Sociology 8 — 25% 0% 0% 88% 12% 0% $44,222 3 -1.15 31 83% — — — —
Bilingual and Multilingual Education — — — — — — — — $63,491 90 +1.13 74 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 17 — 0% 0% 0% 88% 6% 0% $62,209 94 +1.47 72 83% — — — —
Elementary Education 3 — 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% $62,209 94 +1.47 72 83% — — — —
Physical Education 8 — 62% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% $63,869 83 +0.76 75 — — — — —
Art 7 — 43% 14% 0% 43% 0% 0% $37,333 9 -1.02 14 — — — — —
Broadcasting 11 — 36% 9% 0% 73% 9% 0% $41,398 10 -1.12 23 100% — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,871 11 -0.95 15 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 19 — 16% 5% 0% 84% 5% 0% $63,044 72 +0.43 73 96% — — — —

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 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 8%
6-Year Graduation Rate 16%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 18.4% 44 30% 7% 0% 73% 11% 5% $64,912 89 +0.74 76 81% —
Business & Economics 16.3% 39 41% 0% 0% 69% 5% 13% $52,554 1 -1.27 53 89% —
Social Sciences 15.9% 38 16% 0% 0% 87% 5% 3% $46,330 2 -1.25 37 92% —
Education 11.7% 28 18% 7% 0% 71% 14% 0% $62,683 89 +1.27 73 83% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 21 24% 0% 5% 62% 19% 0% $58,823 14 -0.89 66 100% —
Arts 7.9% 19 42% 11% 0% 63% 5% 0% $39,715 6 -1.07 19 100% —
Professional 7.9% 19 16% 5% 0% 84% 5% 0% $63,044 38 +0.43 73 96% —
Computer Science 5.4% 13 69% 0% 0% 62% 31% 8% $77,507 5 -1.39 88 — —
Health Sciences 5.4% 13 15% 0% 8% 77% 8% 8% $89,593 87 -0.06 94 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 5 60% 0% 0% 60% 40% 0% $57,765 2 -1.31 65 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
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 #413 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.7M #458 100% $0 2 #546 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 48 $530K $530K $0
Soccer 32 $404K $404K $0
Basketball 19 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 12 $178K $178K $0
Tennis 8 $143K $143K $0
Total 100 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 60 $593K $593K $0
Soccer 26 $488K $488K $0
Basketball 14 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 10 $501K $501K $0
Tennis 9 $115K $115K $0
Golf 6 $340K $340K $0
Other Sports 5 $30K $30K $0
Total 115 $3.2M $3.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 108 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 58 $892K $892K $0
Basketball 33 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Golf 18 $518K $518K $0
Tennis 17 $258K $258K $0
Volleyball 10 $501K $501K $0
Other Sports 5 $30K $30K $0
Total 215 $8.8M $8.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 47%
Yield (non-ED) 3%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 47% 47% 47%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional