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2026 Rankings for Chicago State University

What kind of rankings and accolades has CSU earned? All of the ranking badges and placements CSU holds are detailed on this page.

CSU offers graduate-level programs too. See its graduate-school rankings for graduate-degree badges and placements.

Ranking Highlights

How CSU Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#2368 Best Colleges

Top Ranked Majors

Best Pharmacy Schools in Illinois

CSU has 137 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Pharmacy Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

 
Ranking Name Rank Out Of Details
Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in Illinois 6 6 View Report
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 11 11 View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Illinois 12 12 View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 13 13 View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Illinois 13 14 View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 14 14 View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 14 14 View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Illinois 14 14 View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 21 21 View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 22 22 View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Illinois 22 22 View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 25 26 View Report
Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Great Lakes Region 29 32 View Report
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 33 34 View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Illinois 33 35 View Report
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 35 36 View Report
Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 35 36 View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 36 39 View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 36 39 View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Illinois 38 40 View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 39 40 View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 39 39 View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in Illinois 39 39 View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 39 39 View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in Illinois 39 39 View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools in Illinois 40 41 View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 40 41 View Report
Best General Biology Schools in Illinois 42 43 View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region 42 46 View Report
Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 44 44 View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 46 49 View Report
Best Psychology Schools in Illinois 46 46 View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools in Illinois 58 58 View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 58 60 View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Schools in Illinois 59 63 View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois 60 64 View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois 61 61 View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 62 64 View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 63 66 View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 63 66 View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois 68 73 View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region 71 74 View Report
Best Registered Nursing Schools in Illinois 77 79 View Report
Best Nursing Schools in Illinois 78 80 View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 89 91 View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 91 93 View Report
Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois 94 104 View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region 131 143 View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region 139 144 View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region 146 151 View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 150 152 View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 152 159 View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 152 159 View Report
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 153 162 View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 155 157 View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 155 161 View Report
Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 155 164 View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region 156 158 View Report
Best Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools 160 168 View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Schools 160 185 View Report
Best General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 162 164 View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 164 166 View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 164 172 View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 164 172 View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 166 173 View Report
Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 177 184 View Report
Best Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 188 200 View Report
Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 192 203 View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region 195 213 View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region 195 213 View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 205 212 View Report
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools 247 268 View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region 255 266 View Report
Best Registered Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region 259 292 View Report
Best Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region 262 296 View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region 266 278 View Report
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools 280 292 View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region 303 317 View Report
Best Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region 306 366 View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 350 392 View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools 421 462 View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 460 483 View Report
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools 460 483 View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools 487 545 View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools 561 647 View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools 599 687 View Report
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools 930 1011 View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools 952 1076 View Report
Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools 961 1046 View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools 989 1081 View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools 989 1081 View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 993 1112 View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 1002 1035 View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools 1025 1060 View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 1066 1189 View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools 1097 1213 View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools 1144 1276 View Report
Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools 1149 1245 View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools 1178 1211 View Report
Best General Psychology Schools 1219 1317 View Report
 

How CSU Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

CSU has 137 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

 
Ranking Name Rank Out Of Details
Best Value Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in Illinois 3 6 View Report
Best Value General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 3 30 View Report
Best Value General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 3 7 View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Illinois 4 11 View Report
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Illinois 4 12 View Report
Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Illinois 4 19 View Report
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 5 28 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 6 14 View Report
Best Value Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Great Lakes Region 7 33 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 7 13 View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 8 30 View Report
Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 8 30 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Illinois 8 16 View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region 9 45 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 9 14 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 9 14 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 9 21 View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 9 22 View Report
Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 9 61 View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 11 39 View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 11 39 View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 12 40 View Report
Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 12 40 View Report
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 12 49 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 12 62 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 12 38 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Schools in Illinois 12 38 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 12 38 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Schools in Illinois 12 38 View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Schools in Illinois 13 41 View Report
Best Value General Biology Schools in Illinois 13 41 View Report
Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 13 43 View Report
Best Value Psychology Schools in Illinois 13 43 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 16 91 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 18 46 View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 18 93 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 19 65 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 19 65 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Illinois 22 35 View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Illinois 26 40 View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Schools in Illinois 27 63 View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois 27 63 View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 27 156 View Report
Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 27 157 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region 28 78 View Report
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools 29 204 View Report
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois 31 72 View Report
Best Value Occupational Therapy/Therapist Schools 32 158 View Report
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 33 209 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 34 158 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 34 158 View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 35 166 View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 35 171 View Report
Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 39 183 View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools in Illinois 41 47 View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 43 156 View Report
Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 43 156 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 43 171 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 43 171 View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 44 165 View Report
Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 44 197 View Report
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 45 195 View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in Illinois 47 71 View Report
Best Value Nursing Schools in Illinois 47 71 View Report
Best Value General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region 48 162 View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region 49 162 View Report
Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools 51 248 View Report
Best Value Health Professions Schools in Illinois 52 90 View Report
Best Value General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 52 243 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Illinois 52 60 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois 54 61 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region 66 145 View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region 73 152 View Report
Best Value General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region 75 130 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools 75 345 View Report
Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools 77 429 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 94 425 View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region 111 274 View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region 113 268 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 113 473 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools 113 473 View Report
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region 116 313 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region 116 164 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools 117 638 View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region 126 284 View Report
Best Value Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region 126 287 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region 126 212 View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region 126 212 View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools 135 678 View Report
Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region 138 347 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools 206 1068 View Report
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools 206 1068 View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools 226 966 View Report
Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools 233 990 View Report
Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools 234 1229 View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools 247 606 View Report
Best Value General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools 263 1232 View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 269 1050 View Report
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools 271 1251 View Report
Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools 272 1055 View Report
 

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The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition.

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