by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked Malcolm X College as #1,259 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 85 colleges in Illinois, Malcolm X College is ranked at #50.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College, this rate is 24 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College is 40%. This is lower 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 City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,273 undergraduates at Malcolm X College with 2,785 being full-time and 4,488 being part-time.
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 Malcolm X College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Malcolm X College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,341 a year. That adds up to $25,364 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Malcolm X College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612-3197 |
| Phone: | 312-850-7000 |
| Website: | www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x/pages/default.aspx |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 315 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 289 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 162 | NA |
| Nursing | 137 | NA |
| Information Technology | 101 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 101 | NA |
| Fire Protection | 101 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 73 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 62 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 53 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 4,421 students took at least one online class at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. This is a decrease from the 5,012 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,421 | 2,654 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,012 | 4,116 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,090 | 6,756 |
| 2018-2019 | 834 | 210 |
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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.
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