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College Factual ranked CSU as #2,033 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
CSU also holds the #83 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
The acceptance rate at Chicago State University is a competitive 49%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at CSU it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Chicago State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Chicago State University this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at CSU is 9%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Chicago State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,685 undergraduates at CSU with 1,086 being full-time and 599 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,532 | $4,638 | $8,541 | $5,740 | $6,944 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $4,166 a year. That adds up to $16,664 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Chicago State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Chicago State University.
Contact details for CSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60628-1598 |
| Phone: | 773-995-2000 |
| Website: | www.csu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 56 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 45 | $42,882 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 45 | $35,419 |
| Computer Science | 44 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 44 | $45,762 |
| General Psychology | 42 | $29,967 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29 | NA |
| Nursing | 26 | $63,869 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 | NA |
| Special Education | 17 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,401 students took at least one online class at Chicago State University. This is an increase from the 1,266 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,401 | 419 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,266 | 322 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,215 | 230 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,193 | 225 |
Learn more about online learning at Chicago State University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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