Chicago, IL · Public · 1,384 undergraduates · urban
Chicago State University
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Chicago State is a public university on Chicago's South Side with a practical mix of liberal arts, business, education and health-focused study.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in academic standing, and steady in affordability.- Admission
- 40.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 36.3%
9,458 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$42,778 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Chicago State University apart
Academic design
Its academic structure brings together arts and sciences, business, education, and health sciences and pharmacy within one urban public university.
Campus pattern
Student life is centered on a self-contained South Side campus organized around academic buildings, the library and the student union.
Career & value signal
The Gwendolyn Brooks Library is a defining campus landmark and reflects the university's connection to Chicago's literary and cultural history.
Can I get in?
40.5% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
9,458About 41 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Chicago State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Chicago State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Its academic structure brings together arts and sciences, business, education, and health sciences and pharmacy within one urban public university.
Make institutional fit specific
Chicago State is a public university on Chicago's South Side with a practical mix of liberal arts, business, education and health-focused study.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: u.s. only
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Chicago State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Chicago State University beyond the classroom
Student life is centered on a self-contained South Side campus organized around academic buildings, the library and the student union.
A defining academic feature
Its academic structure brings together arts and sciences, business, education, and health sciences and pharmacy within one urban public university.
What shapes an ordinary week
Student life is centered on a self-contained South Side campus organized around academic buildings, the library and the student union.
Where the degree can lead
The Gwendolyn Brooks Library is a defining campus landmark and reflects the university's connection to Chicago's literary and cultural history.