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Chicago State University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into CSU?

You can apply to CSU online at: www.csu.edu/admissions/howtoapplynow.htm

Admission Requirements for CSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSU?

CSU has a fairly low acceptance rate of 47%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 39%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford Chicago State University?

The overall average net price of CSU is $18,397. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 CSU, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $3,945 a year. That adds up to $15,780 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSU is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Chicago State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,502 undergraduate students at CSU, with 954 being full-time and 548 being part-time.

There are also 864 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 954 full-time undergraduates at CSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chicago State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	657
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	25
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	106

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Chicago State University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 30 countries are represented at CSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Chicago State University

In 2020-2021, 1,266 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of CSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Chicago State University was 370.5%. This is the #146 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.